Wednesday, June 28, 2006

Foraging For Comics: The September Marvel Solicits

Sorry this is so late. I have no excuse, but I am sorry.

ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR #34
Written by MIKE CAREY
Pencils & Cover by PASQUAL FERRY
"GOD WAR"
You've never witnessed anything like the coming of Gallowglass! A crisis of truly cosmic scale reaches earth in the form of this son of a mad tyrant! From a dark, disfigured world he comes-a cosmic assassin crushing anything that stands between him and The Seed-a bizarre and powerful object that just happens to be in the hands of the F.F.'s leader, young Reed Richards. And Gallowglass is getting closer...leaving New York in ruins behind him!


Wait… an *original* Ultimate villain? Is that even legal?

SENSATIONAL SPIDER-MAN #30
Written by ROBERTO AGUIRRE-SACASA
Penciled by ANGEL MEDINA
Cover by CLAYTON CRAIN
"THE DEADLY FOES OF PETER PARKER " Part 2 (of 3)
Against his wishes, the Molten Man has joined the Chameleon's efforts to bring down Spider-Man once and for all. Meanwhile, as Spidey reels from his battle with shockmeister Electro, the theatre where Mary Jane is rehearsing a play is under attack...by a swarm of deadly bees! Just how many deadly foes has the Chameleon enlisted to destroy Peter Parker's life?


YES! Swarm!

ALL-NEW OFFICIAL HANDBOOK OF THE MARVEL UNIVERSE A TO Z #9
Written by JEFF CHRISTIANSEN, MARK O'ENGLISH, CHAD ANDERSON, RONALD BYRD, SEAN MCQUAID, MICHAEL HOSKIN, AL SJOERDSMA, STUART VANDAL, ANTHONY FLAMINI, ERIC J. MOREELS, CHRIS BIGGS, RICH GREEN & MADISON CARTER
Cover by KEU CHA
Featuring Quicksilver, Radioactive Man, Razorback, Red Wolf, Cecilia Reyes, Nathaniel Richards, Rictor, Ringer, Salome, Santerians, Saturnyne and Sat-yr9, Nicholas Scratch, Shadow King, Skull the Slayer, and more!


If Razorback is among the Decimated, there will be blood.

BEYOND! #3 (of 6)
Written by DWAYNE MCDUFFIE
Pencils & Cover by SCOTT KOLINS
Dr. Pym's Quinjet has been blown out of the sky by the rampaging Dragon Man. Now the only thing that stands between the devastated survivors of the crash and Dragon Man's wrath is a cyborg super soldier turned- pacifist who has been missing for a decade, Deathlok. Meanwhile, Kraven has a heart-to-heart with the recently deceased hero from issue 1!


Schweet. And hey, Gravity doesn’t die!

MARVEL TEAM-UP #24
Written by ROBERT KIRKMAN
Penciled by ANDY KUHN
Cover by PHIL HESTER
Freedom Ring: CONCLUSION!
In this final chapter Freedom Ring comes face-to-face with Iron Maniac. Has he learned enough to face such a deadly foe or is his career about to meet an abrupt and messy end? All this and more as things ramp up for next month's issue 25 extravaganza!


Okay, so I guess it’s *not* cancelled.

MOON KNIGHT #6
Written by CHARLIE HUSTON
Pencils & Cover by DAVID FINCH
Bloody Variant Cover by DAVID FINCH
Conclusion to first story arc!
"Glories Such As These": It's never about speed or slick moves or razor-sharp reflexes. It's about what you can take. It's about how much pain you can absorb. How many times you can hit the mat, bloody and dazed, and still get up. That's where glory is forged. That's where one earns the grace of God. Or in this case, Khonshu, God of Vengeance. Marc Spector's taken their best shot. Taskmaster. The Profile. The entire Committee. Question is, are they ready for his?


“Bloody variant cover.” Exactly what I was thinking.

RUNAWAYS #20
Written by BRIAN K. VAUGHAN
Penciled by MIKE NORTON
Cover by JO CHEN
"Dead Means Dead, Chapter Two."
As the Runaways struggle with the loss of one of their members, the young heroes must also contend with the growing pains of an all-new lineup, and an all-new threat to the Marvel Universe.


Sweet. Sorta-Super-Skrull’s on the team.

UNION JACK #1 (of 4)
Written by CHRISTIOS GAGE
Pencils & Cover by MIKE PERKINS
Spinning out of CAPTAIN AMERICA, Britain's premier super hero has mere hours to prevent multiple terrorist attacks on London by an army of super-villains! UNION JACK leads SABRA and the new ARABIAN KNIGHT into battle! But when his boss at MI5 risks innocent lives to bring down the enemy, Union Jack faces a tough choice--and the fate of London itself rests on his decision.
Don't miss the limited series that redefines Union Jack for the 21st century, with stunning pencils by fan-favorite CAPTAIN AMERICA ARTIST MIKE PERKINS!
Guest starring: SABRA, ARABIAN KNIGHT, BATROC THE LEAPER, MACHETTE, ZARAN, BOOMERANG, CROSSFIRE, JACK O'LANTERN, SHOCKWAVE, and more! It's all here, baby!


Oh, dear. Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear…

WOLVERINE #46
Written by MARC GUGGENHEIM
Pencils & Cover by HUMBERTO RAMOS
CIVIL WAR TIE-IN!
"VENDETTA"
Featuring the return of the cult favorite, DAMAGE CONTROL! But have they gone from cleaning up disasters to causing them? And what is their connection to the Stamford disaster? To find out, Wolverine will take no prisoners. Part 5 (of 6)


Oh, for fuck’s sake… a grim and gritty Damage Control? Have we finally sunk to the absolute bottom of the ridiculous barrel?

MS. MARVEL #7
Written by BRIAN REED
Penciled by ROBERTO DE LA TORRE
Cover by DAVID MACK
CIVIL WAR TIE-IN!
Ms. Marvel and WONDER MAN team-up to track down a pair of rogue heroes -- one of them is an ex-Avenger! Meanwhile, guest star ARANA not only begins training with Ms. Marvel, but must also reveal her double life to her father!


That concept is just kooky enough to work.

UNCANNY X-MEN #478
Written by ED BRUBAKER
Pencils & Cover by BILLY TAN
"The Rise and Fall of the Shi'Ar Empire"
Prof. X and his new team find themselves between a hunk of space junk and a hard-place, as they search the wreckage of Vulcan's path of destruction for the secret that will help them get to the Shi'Ar throneworld in time. But Marvel Girl's presence on the outskirts of Shi'Ar controlled space has not gone unnoticed, and a new enemy with deep ties to her is unleashed! From hot new X-team Ed Brubaker and Billy Tan.


How sad is it that this is Polaris’ best costume?

ZOMBIE #1 (of 4)
Written by MIKE RAICHT
Pencils & Cover by KYLE HOTZ
Cash stolen from the botched bank job: $125,000.
Two loaded shotguns keeping the hostages quiet: $675.00.
A 1/2 tank of gas in the getaway car: $27.50.
Smashing through a police roadblock and fighting for your life against hundreds of flesh eating Zombies: Priceless.
Welcome to Zombie action, MAX style. In this four-issue limited series by Mike Raicht and Kyle Hotz, the dead roam the earth, a small town in New York State is under siege, and human flesh is what's for dinner! And humanity's last hope is hiding out in a little rest-stop on Interstate 90. Barricade your doors and windows and get the guns loaded...hell is on Earth, and it just might be up to a man named Simon Garth to stop it...
THERE IS A STRICT NO OVERPRINT POLICY ON ALL MAX TITLES PLEASE CHECK YOUR ORDERS AND PLACE THEM BY THE FOC.


Okay, okay, you don’t have to shout…

SPIDER-GIRL PRESENTS FANTASTIC FIVE: IN SEARCH OF DOOM DIGEST
Written by TOM DEFALCO
Penciled by PAUL RYAN
Cover by PAUL RYAN
Meet the FF of the future and uncover their ominous past! The Torch, the Thing and the rest fight new versions of old foes in their effort to rebuild Marveldom's First Family! Guest-starring Spider-Girl and A-Next's Stinger! Collects FANTASTIC FIVE #1-5.


Their ominous… past. What did the English language ever do to Marvel?

That’s all this month. Full solicits are here. Happy hunting.

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