And the Rest (6/23): Avengers, Spider-Man and Previews, oh my!

Avengers #2 (preview)
Writer: Brian Michael Bendis
Pencils: John Romita, Jr.
Inks: Klaus Janson

From Marvel: “The Avengers have assembled and the villainous Kang has revealed that they must travel to the future to save their own children from destroying the universe! Yes, the entire universe. But it will take one more Avenger to make the trip complete. Who is the newest hero to join the ranks of the Avengers true? And why is the once-great hero Wonder Man hell-bent on stopping the Avengers at every turn? Backup feature: Another brand new oral history of the Avengers chapter by Bendis!”

In stores June 23, 2010.
.

 

 

Marvel Adventures Spider-Man #3 (preview)
Writer: Paul Tobin
Penciler: Matteo Lolli
Inkers: Pallot & Hennessy

From Marvel: “Spidey & Wolverine. Perfect match & a simple job, right? All Spider-Man has to do is follow Wolverine for one day and report what he does. What could go wrong with that? How about the fact that Wolverine is not fond of being followed, or that he draws Spider-Man into a chaotic battle with a crime family, a battle that could cost Spider-Man his life? And will Spider-Man’s salvation be Wolverine, or the Blonde Phantom, or Bullseye… the man who never misses?”

In stores June 23, 2010.

———————-

Don’t forget to add your thoughts in the comments below on any other Wolverine appearances from the week that we may have missed…

Speaking of missed appearances, our good friend Comusiv did identify a micro-cameo for Wolverine in X-Factor #204 (preview) from April — on the monitor behind Bastion on page 8.

Wow! Good eyes!

———————-

Finally, here are the probable/possible Wolverine appearances for the upcoming week (6/30/10)…

Astonishing X-Men #34 (preview): Oft delayed, Part 4 of ‘eXogenetic’ finally arrives…
Doomwar #5 (preview): Will Wolverine appear?
Iron Man: Kiss and Kill #1 (preview): Another oft-delayed title finally hits the stands…
X-Campus #1 (no preview): A third oft-delayed title might hit stores this week…

Wolverine Origins #49 Open Thread

Wolverine Origins #49 (preview)
Writer: Daniel Way
Art: Will Conrad

From Marvel: “WHAT I DO, Part 1 (of 2): His past finally behind him, Wolverine now turns to face another, more terrifying challenge: His future. Don’t miss out on the beginning of the end, part one of the last chapter of a story years in the making!”

In stores June 23, 2010.

Share your thoughts on the penultimate issue of the series in the comments below.

Strong beginning to the epilogue or more melodrama from Way?

And if you haven’t picked up the issue, make sure to read the preview, linked next the series title above.

 

Wolverine Weapon X #14 Open Thread

Wolverine Weapon X #14 (preview)
Writer: Jason Aaron
Pencils: Ron Garney

From Marvel: “With battles raging in both the future and the present, pushing Wolverine and Captain America to their very limits, the most important battle may yet be the one taking place inside the mind of a cyborg assassin. Witness the battle for the soul of a Deathlok. Oh, and laser claws too.”

On sale June 23, 2010.

What do you think of the penultimate chapter of Jason Aaron’s time-traveling Wolverine saga –too confusing or Deathlok awesomeness…

And if you haven’t picked up the issue, make sure to read the preview, linked next the series title above.

 

X-Men Legacy #237 Open Thread

X-Men Legacy #237
(preview)
Writer: Mike Carey
Pencils: Greg Land
Inks: Jay Leisten

From Marvel: “SECOND COMING, CHAPTER TWELVE: X-Force cuts their way through a dangerous future trying to cut off Bastion’s armies at the source. They better hurry as the X-Men in the present are falling left and right.”

On sale June 23, 2010.

Share your thoughts on Second Coming, Chapter 12.

Satisfying or letdown?

And if you haven’t picked up the issue, make sure to read the preview, linked next the series title above.

Wolverine News: Wolverine #1 & X-Men #1 Sneak Previews

We are playing catch up this week with some Wolverine news, previews and, of course, this week’s probable appearances…

Wolverine #1 Sneak Preview from Newsarama (details)
Marjorie Liu & Daniel Way Interview with CBR (details)
X-Men #1 Sneak Preview also from CBR (details)

———————-

Don’t forget to add your thoughts in the comments below on any Wolverine appearances from last week that we may have missed…

———————-

Finally, here are the probable/possible Wolverine appearances for this week (6/23/10)…

Avengers #2 (preview): The Avengers take on Kang…
Hulk #23 (preview): World War Hulk rages on…
Marvel Adventures Spider-Man #3 (preview): Spider-Man tries to follow Wolverine for a day…
Wolverine Origins #49 (preview): Wolverine looks towards the future…
Wolverine Weapon X #14 (preview): The battle for the soul of Deathlok…
X-Men Legacy #237 (preview): Second Coming, Chapter 12 — X-Force strikes…

New Avengers (vol. 2) #1 Open Thread: After the Siege…

New Avengers #1 (preview)
Writer: Brian Michael Bendis
Penciler: Stuart Immonen
Inker: Wade Von Grawbadger

From Marvel: “Find out who the New Avengers are, where they call home (gotta see it to believe it!), which Dark Avenger has joined their ranks, and just who the interdimensional demonic threat to our existence is! These heroes have gathered to take on the threats too dark, too dangerous, and too bizarre for any other team of heroes. The New Avengers are back!! And Bendis & Immonen are back with the Siege & Secret Invasion colorista Laura Martin!! You didn’t really think Marvel was going to cancel their number one ongoing title did you? Heck no!!”

On sale June 16, 2010.

What did you think of third Avengers title. Finally the good stuff or too much of a good thing?

And if you haven’t picked up the issue, make sure to read the preview, linked next the series title above.

New Mutants #14 Open Thread: Second Coming, Chapter 11

New Mutants #14
(preview)
Writer: Zeb Wells
Art: Ibraim Roberson, Matt Milla and Jose Villarubia

From Marvel: “SECOND COMING, CHAPTER ELEVEN: The X-Men are losing the battle against the Nimrods and Cyclops knows it. Desperate times call for desperate measures and no measure is more desperate than enlisting a mutant with multiple personalities, each possessing its own power. That’s right, Legion is let out of prison to fight on the X-Men’s side.”

On sale June 16, 2010.

Share your thoughts on Second Coming, Chapter 11. Another issue of build up or solid mutant action?

And if you haven’t picked up the issue, make sure to read the preview, linked next the series title above.

 

Wolverine News: September 2010 Solicitations

Earlier today, Marvel unveiled their complete September Solicitations, and as usual, we bring you the Wolverine Highlights

WOLVERINE: THE ROAD TO HELL #1
Written by JASON AARON,MARJORIE LIU, RICK REMENDER & DANIEL WAY
Penciled by GUISEPPE CAMUNCOLI, WILL CONRAD, RENATO GUEDES & JEROME OPEÑA
This September, Wolverine starts down the road to hell and we want to take you along for the ride…it all starts here! With all new material by the creative teams bringing you WOLVERINE, X-23, DAKEN: DARK WOLVERINE and X-FORCE, The Road to Hell is packed with clues and signposts to help you find your way through the brand-new launch of Wolverine’s own family of books!

WOLVERINE #1
Written by JASON AARON
Penciled by RENATO GUEDES
Acclaimed author JASON AARON (ASTONISHING SPIDER-MAN AND WOLVERINE, WEAPON X) and superstar artist RENATO GUEDES (Action Comics, Adventures of Superman) launch an all-new ongoing Wolverine series as Wolverine goes to hell…literally! Someone’s out to destroy Wolverine—permanently—and they may have succeeded. But if Wolverine’s soul is in hell, how is his body terrorizing those closest to him?

X-23 #1
Written by MARJORIE LIU
Penciled by WILL CONRAD
After the events of Second Coming and the stunning conclusion to X-Force, X-23 strikes out on her own in this all-new ongoing series, written by best-selling author MARJORIE LIU, spinning out of the events of Wolverine #1! X-23 has never had an easy relationship with the rest of the X-Men, but when she learns someone has taken down Wolverine, she must step up to fill his shoes.

DAKEN: DARK WOLVERINE #1
Written by DANIEL WAY & MARJORIE LIU
Art & Cover by GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI
For decades, Daken, the son of Wolverine, remained hidden in the shadows of the Marvel Universe, methodically plotting how he would one day dominate the world around him. And now, with his father’s soul hanging in the balance, that day has come. This is the beginning.

X-FORCE: SEX AND VIOLENCE #3

Written by CHRISTOPHER YOST & CRAIG KYLE
Art and Cover by GABRIELE DELL’OTTO
The blood soaked conclusion!! Wolverine is the best he is at what he does. Domino is the luckiest there is at what she does. But this time, it’s not going to be enough. The full force of the Assassins Guild is coming down on our heroes, and it’s not going to be pretty. Except for the art.

ASTONISHING SPIDER-MAN & WOLVERINE #3
Written by JASON AARON
Pencils & Cover by ADAM KUBERT
Wolverine and Spider-Man have gone from the dawn of time to the end of time. Now they’re stuck in the future, which would be so bright were the sun not eclipsed by DOOM: THE LIVING PLANET! Not only did Dr. Doom conquer our planet, but he also conquered Ego: The Living Planet and is back to finish the job on Earth. Only Wolverine and the Phoenix Gun stand in his way. All this, plus a shocking end that will change the way you look at the two biggest Marvel characters, thanks to Jason Aaron (WOLVERINE, PUNISHERMAX) and Adam Kubert (ULTIMATE X-MEN, HULK).

X-MEN #3
Written by VICTOR GISCHLER
Penciled by PACO MEDINA
“MUTANTS VERSUS VAMPIRES,” PART 3
In a desperate bid to fend off an endless horde of vampires, the X-Men do the unthinkable: They resurrect Dracula. Will the former Lord of the Vampires go along with Cyclops’ scheme to take down Dracula’s upstart son, Xarus? Meanwhile, Wolverine sets off to rescue Jubilee, unaware of the chilling transformation she has undergone. To attempt to free his former teammate, Wolverine must embark down his darkest path yet.

ORIGINS OF MARVEL COMICS: X-MEN #1
Written by CHRIS YOST, MIKE CAREY, PETER DAVID, & OTHERS!
Penciled by GREG LAND, MARK BROOKS, NICK BRADSHAW, JILL THOMPSON & OTHERS!
The origins of your favorite X-Men written and drawn by the best in the industry collected in one place! Cyclops! Wolverine! Magneto! All the big characters’ origins boiled down to one beautiful page that every reader will cut out and tape up on their wall!

ASTONISHING X-MEN: XENOGENESIS #4
Written by WARREN ELLIS
Pencils & Cover by KAARE ANDREWS
Something is causing the children of an African village to be born mutated. Something in the woodland outside the village. Something they don’t talk about. But now, whatever it is, it’s being hunted, and the X-Men are trapped between the hunters and the hunted.

AVENGERS #5
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Pencils & Cover by JOHN ROMITA JR.
The Blockbuster Marvel series continues! The Avengers travel to the far-flung future to stop the timestream from ripping itself apart. But with time unraveling more and more with every second it may be too late to put the world back the way it was.

NEW AVENGERS #4
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Pencils & Cover by STUART IMMONEN
With reality under furious attack by arcane power far beyond anything anyone on Earth has ever dealt with before, the Avengers have to start getting creative or forfeit all that we know. The rules of magic and mysticism in the Marvel Universe are about to change in a gigantic way and it’s all going to happen here!

For the full list of Marvel’s September Solicitations, please visit Comic Book Resources (details)…

And the Rest (06/09): Super Hero Squad

Super Hero Squad #6 (preview)
Writer: Todd Dezago
Art: Leonel Castellani

From Marvel: “The SAVAGE LAND ADVENTURE! — featuring SPEEDBALL! When a Fractal turns a Paleontologist into a Dinosaur (STEGRON!), SPEEDBALL joins the SQUADDIES in the Savage Land to stop him from commanding the Dinosaur’s to take over the World! Also, KA-ZAR! PLUS — DR.DOOM sends KLAW out to use his mastery of all sound and vibration to track down missing Fractals — but the SQUADDIES found a sound of their own to combat their villainy in GOOD VIBRATIONS!”

In stores June 9, 2010.

———————-

Don’t forget to add your thoughts in the comments below on any other Wolverine appearances from the week that we may have missed…

———————-

Finally, here are the probable/possible Wolverine appearances for the upcoming week (6/16/10)…

Black Widow #3 (preview): Check out Natasha’s adjustable boot heels…
Dark Wolverine #87 (preview): The final issues of ‘Dark Wolverine’…
Incredible Hulk #610 (preview): World War Hulks continues…
New Avengers #1 (preview): How many Avengers titles are there?
New Mutants #14 (preview): Second Coming, Chapter 11…
Ultimate Comics X #3 (preview): Ultimate Wolverine, Jr….

Astonishing X-Men Xenogenesis #2 Open Thread

Astonishing X-Men Xenogenesis #2
(preview)
Writer: Warren Ellis
Art: Kaare Andrews

From Marvel: “The birth rate is climbing in the small African village of Karere…and these newborns are anything but normal: infants made of steel, infants only partially visible to the eye, infants who combust and destroy city blocks. Hoping to witness the rebirth of the mutant species, the X-Men go to investigate. But what they find may just be something far more sinister and dangerous…and familiar.”

On sale June 9, 2010.

Warren Ellis and Kaare Andrews bring us another chapter of ‘Astonishing X-Men’. Astonishly good or way too over the top? Share your thoughts in the comments below

And if you haven’t picked up the issue, make sure to read the preview, linked below the series title above.