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dewingedOkay, like every bulletin board on the Net is jammed due to the news, so I'll post it here so folks can look without lag, hopefully.
Okay, let us begin...with commentary from me.
X-MEN
ASTONISHING X-MEN #1
Written by JOSS WHEDON
Pencils & Cover by JOHN CASSADAY
"GIFTED" pt. 1 (of 6)
Dream-team creators JOSS WHEDON (creator of TV’s Buffy the Vampire Slayer) and JOHN CASSADAY (Planetary, CAPTAIN AMERICA) bring you the explosive #1 issue of the all-new flagship X-Men series! As part of X-MEN: RELOAD, this issue marks a return to classic greatness and the beginning of a brand-new era for the X-Men.
32 PGS./MARVEL PSR …$2.99
UPC: 5960605543-00111
There's been rumors. And it's true. And a lot sooner than I expected. Now, it could be cool and adventureous, like the first few seasons of Buffy, or miserable and make people prone to heavy drinking to dull the depression, like the last few seasons of Buffy.
Note: For the main X-books, my primary concern right now is the team lineups, and who's going where. Since there's none here, I can't really put some stuff into words for sure yet.
UNCANNY X-MEN #444
Written by Chris Claremont
Pencils & Cover by Alan Davis
"THE END OF HISTORY" pt. 1 (of 4)
Beloved X-Men creators CHRIS CLAREMONT and ALAN DAVIS return to the series that started it all! New alliances are forged as old friendships are rekindled, but one thing is certain: The X-Men will never be the same!
32 PGS./MARVEL PSR …$2.25
UPC: 5960602461-44411
Mmmm, Alan Davis. This is the old Excalibur team, which had some interesting stories back in the day. Againm lineups. Claremont, I like. A lot of words, but the character are distinct, and his Sam in X-Treme X-Men is just perfect.
X-MEN #157
Written by Chuck Austen
Pencils & Cover by Salvador Larroca
"DAY OF THE ATOM" pt. 1 (of 4)
UNCANNY X-MEN scribe CHUCK AUSTEN moves to X-MEN (formerly NEW X-MEN) to team up with new regular artist SALVADOR LARROCA as part of X-MEN: RELOAD!
32 PGS./MARVEL PSR …$2.25
UPC: 5960601772-15711
Lineups. Still waiting. But Larocca Artwork, I like. If they have more Josh Guthrie, I'd be a happy kid.
New X-Men: Academy X #1
Written by NUNZIO DEFILIPPIS & Christina Weir
Pencils & Cover by RandY Green
"CHOOSING SIDES" pt. 1 (of 5)
For the young mutants at the Xavier Institute, life will never be the same! The children at the X-Mansion thought they had it tough when Professor X was running things – but now that X-Men Cyclops and Emma Frost have taken over the reins of the school, they're wishing for the simpler times of yesterday! Codenames, school-issued uniforms and mandatory training sessions in the Danger Room are just a few of the changes being implemented around the Institute – but when the entire student body is forced to divide itself up into small squads and "choose sides," Xavier's will never be the same again!
32 PGS./MARVEL PSR …$2.99
UPC: 5960605544-00111
I've already asked the writers, nice people that they are, about this. See, this is what the New Mutants series will become. What is to become of the New Mutants studends (while, unlike the Special Class from New, are actually LIKEABLE. Anyone who disagrees can face me. I'll bring my own sword.)
EXCALIBUR #1 & #2
Written by Chris Claremont
Penciled by Igor Kordey
Covers by ANDY PARK
"FORGING THE SWORD" pts. 1 & 2
The island of Genosha was once a thriving nation of mutants, built from the ground up by Magneto, the mutant Master of Magnetism. Then, one day, an apocalyptic attack killed every man, woman and child, and reduced an entire society to rubble within hours. Now, Professor Charles Xavier – legendary founder of the X-Men, and the man who dreams of peaceful coexistence between humans and mutants – has come to Genosha with one intention: to rebuild a nation from its ashes. This brand-new X-MEN: RELOAD series features stories and art from the creative team that brought you X-TREME X-MEN!
32 PGS. (each)/MARVEL PSR …$2.99 (each)
Issue #1 UPC: 5960605540-00111; #2: 5960605540-00211
Damn. Still no team lineup. Plans, plans...and maybe Kordey's artwork can use a lot more polish.
The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: X-Men 2004
Featuring extensive diagrams and maps of the new X-Men Mansion, profiles on your favorite heroes, and exclusive behind-the-scenes X-MEN: RELOAD material that can only be seen here, The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: X-Men 2004 is a must-have for any true Marvel fan.
48 PGS./Cardstock Cover/MARVEL PSR …$3.99
UPC: 5960605545-00111
Eh. Filler.
DISTRICT X #1
Written by David Hine
Penciled by David Yardin
Cover by STEVE MCNIVEN
"MR. M" pt. 1 (of 6)
A new MARVEL KNIGHTS series! Welcome to Mutant Town, the dark corner of New York City where the long arm of the law has been severed clean. Here, the mutant population doesn’t sport GQ style or champagne dreams. They eke out each day in squalid tenement rows and filthy streets where only one man and one law can be trusted: the X-Man Bishop.
32 PGS./MARVEL PSR …$2.99
UPC: 5960605530-00111
Now, Bishop in a mutant crime-drama book would be cool. Interesting idea. But I'll pass because I don't like Bishop enough for a solo series.
EXILES #46 & #47
Written by Tony Bedard
Pencils & Covers by Mizuki Sakakibara
"EARN YOUR WINGS" pts. 1 & 2 (of 3)
There’s no rest for the weary when there are realities to save! After the devastating events of their last mission, the Exiles hope for a little downtime, only to find themselves ’ported directly into a none-too-friendly reception from the regular Marvel Universe! This X-MEN: RELOAD issue is a perfect jumping-on point, featuring the debut of new writer TONY BEDARD (Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Negation) and the promotion of EXILES cover artist MIZUKI SAKAKIBARA to regular artist! Guest-starring the Fantastic Four and Beak from NEW-X-MEN!
32 PGS. (each)/MARVEL PSR …$2.99 (each)
Issue #46 UPC: 5960605108-04611; #47: 5960605108-04711
Okay, no more Austen on EXiles. But, Tony Bedard is from Crossgen, and Negation was one of their best books. I'll give this a shot.
ALPHA FLIGHT #3
Written by Scott Lobdell
Pencils & Cover by Clayton Henry
"YOU GOTTA BE KIDDIN’ ME" pt. 3 (of 6)
The All-New, All-Different Alpha Flight -- led by everyone’s favorite Chewbacca look-alike, Sasquatch -- unites to tackle the menace of the Plodex. But will Canada’s newest, hippest fighting force be able to save their maple-leaf-clad forefathers in time? Could this be -- gasp! -- the end of Puck, the Killer
Canuck?
32 PGS./MARVEL PSR …$2.99
UPC: 5960605518-00311
Lobdell...grrr. Hatehatehate. But...Alpha Flight. Duuuuuuuude, Alpha flight...
ULTIMATE X-MEN #45
Written by Brian michael Bendis
Pencils & Cover by David Finch
The last part of "NEW MUTANTS" sees a final battle between the X-Men and the Sentinels in the heart of Washington, D.C. How will the not-so-merry mutants deal with the awful aftermath?
32 PGS./ALL AGES …$2.25
UPC: 5960605047-04511
ULTIMATE X-MEN #46
Written by Brian K. Vaughan
Pencils & Cover by Brandon Peterson
New storyline! New creative team! An Ultimatized version of one of the X-Men’s greatest adversaries rears his scary head.
32 PGS./ALL AGES …$2.25
UPC: 5960605047-04611
Hmm. And I LIKED this newest UXM storyline. Angel, new people, not ALL Logan-themed. But, Vaughan writes good story, he does, like Runaways. I might keep with this.
Okay, let us begin...with commentary from me.
X-MEN
ASTONISHING X-MEN #1
Written by JOSS WHEDON
Pencils & Cover by JOHN CASSADAY
"GIFTED" pt. 1 (of 6)
Dream-team creators JOSS WHEDON (creator of TV’s Buffy the Vampire Slayer) and JOHN CASSADAY (Planetary, CAPTAIN AMERICA) bring you the explosive #1 issue of the all-new flagship X-Men series! As part of X-MEN: RELOAD, this issue marks a return to classic greatness and the beginning of a brand-new era for the X-Men.
32 PGS./MARVEL PSR …$2.99
UPC: 5960605543-00111
There's been rumors. And it's true. And a lot sooner than I expected. Now, it could be cool and adventureous, like the first few seasons of Buffy, or miserable and make people prone to heavy drinking to dull the depression, like the last few seasons of Buffy.
Note: For the main X-books, my primary concern right now is the team lineups, and who's going where. Since there's none here, I can't really put some stuff into words for sure yet.
UNCANNY X-MEN #444
Written by Chris Claremont
Pencils & Cover by Alan Davis
"THE END OF HISTORY" pt. 1 (of 4)
Beloved X-Men creators CHRIS CLAREMONT and ALAN DAVIS return to the series that started it all! New alliances are forged as old friendships are rekindled, but one thing is certain: The X-Men will never be the same!
32 PGS./MARVEL PSR …$2.25
UPC: 5960602461-44411
Mmmm, Alan Davis. This is the old Excalibur team, which had some interesting stories back in the day. Againm lineups. Claremont, I like. A lot of words, but the character are distinct, and his Sam in X-Treme X-Men is just perfect.
X-MEN #157
Written by Chuck Austen
Pencils & Cover by Salvador Larroca
"DAY OF THE ATOM" pt. 1 (of 4)
UNCANNY X-MEN scribe CHUCK AUSTEN moves to X-MEN (formerly NEW X-MEN) to team up with new regular artist SALVADOR LARROCA as part of X-MEN: RELOAD!
32 PGS./MARVEL PSR …$2.25
UPC: 5960601772-15711
Lineups. Still waiting. But Larocca Artwork, I like. If they have more Josh Guthrie, I'd be a happy kid.
New X-Men: Academy X #1
Written by NUNZIO DEFILIPPIS & Christina Weir
Pencils & Cover by RandY Green
"CHOOSING SIDES" pt. 1 (of 5)
For the young mutants at the Xavier Institute, life will never be the same! The children at the X-Mansion thought they had it tough when Professor X was running things – but now that X-Men Cyclops and Emma Frost have taken over the reins of the school, they're wishing for the simpler times of yesterday! Codenames, school-issued uniforms and mandatory training sessions in the Danger Room are just a few of the changes being implemented around the Institute – but when the entire student body is forced to divide itself up into small squads and "choose sides," Xavier's will never be the same again!
32 PGS./MARVEL PSR …$2.99
UPC: 5960605544-00111
I've already asked the writers, nice people that they are, about this. See, this is what the New Mutants series will become. What is to become of the New Mutants studends (while, unlike the Special Class from New, are actually LIKEABLE. Anyone who disagrees can face me. I'll bring my own sword.)
EXCALIBUR #1 & #2
Written by Chris Claremont
Penciled by Igor Kordey
Covers by ANDY PARK
"FORGING THE SWORD" pts. 1 & 2
The island of Genosha was once a thriving nation of mutants, built from the ground up by Magneto, the mutant Master of Magnetism. Then, one day, an apocalyptic attack killed every man, woman and child, and reduced an entire society to rubble within hours. Now, Professor Charles Xavier – legendary founder of the X-Men, and the man who dreams of peaceful coexistence between humans and mutants – has come to Genosha with one intention: to rebuild a nation from its ashes. This brand-new X-MEN: RELOAD series features stories and art from the creative team that brought you X-TREME X-MEN!
32 PGS. (each)/MARVEL PSR …$2.99 (each)
Issue #1 UPC: 5960605540-00111; #2: 5960605540-00211
Damn. Still no team lineup. Plans, plans...and maybe Kordey's artwork can use a lot more polish.
The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: X-Men 2004
Featuring extensive diagrams and maps of the new X-Men Mansion, profiles on your favorite heroes, and exclusive behind-the-scenes X-MEN: RELOAD material that can only be seen here, The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: X-Men 2004 is a must-have for any true Marvel fan.
48 PGS./Cardstock Cover/MARVEL PSR …$3.99
UPC: 5960605545-00111
Eh. Filler.
DISTRICT X #1
Written by David Hine
Penciled by David Yardin
Cover by STEVE MCNIVEN
"MR. M" pt. 1 (of 6)
A new MARVEL KNIGHTS series! Welcome to Mutant Town, the dark corner of New York City where the long arm of the law has been severed clean. Here, the mutant population doesn’t sport GQ style or champagne dreams. They eke out each day in squalid tenement rows and filthy streets where only one man and one law can be trusted: the X-Man Bishop.
32 PGS./MARVEL PSR …$2.99
UPC: 5960605530-00111
Now, Bishop in a mutant crime-drama book would be cool. Interesting idea. But I'll pass because I don't like Bishop enough for a solo series.
EXILES #46 & #47
Written by Tony Bedard
Pencils & Covers by Mizuki Sakakibara
"EARN YOUR WINGS" pts. 1 & 2 (of 3)
There’s no rest for the weary when there are realities to save! After the devastating events of their last mission, the Exiles hope for a little downtime, only to find themselves ’ported directly into a none-too-friendly reception from the regular Marvel Universe! This X-MEN: RELOAD issue is a perfect jumping-on point, featuring the debut of new writer TONY BEDARD (Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Negation) and the promotion of EXILES cover artist MIZUKI SAKAKIBARA to regular artist! Guest-starring the Fantastic Four and Beak from NEW-X-MEN!
32 PGS. (each)/MARVEL PSR …$2.99 (each)
Issue #46 UPC: 5960605108-04611; #47: 5960605108-04711
Okay, no more Austen on EXiles. But, Tony Bedard is from Crossgen, and Negation was one of their best books. I'll give this a shot.
ALPHA FLIGHT #3
Written by Scott Lobdell
Pencils & Cover by Clayton Henry
"YOU GOTTA BE KIDDIN’ ME" pt. 3 (of 6)
The All-New, All-Different Alpha Flight -- led by everyone’s favorite Chewbacca look-alike, Sasquatch -- unites to tackle the menace of the Plodex. But will Canada’s newest, hippest fighting force be able to save their maple-leaf-clad forefathers in time? Could this be -- gasp! -- the end of Puck, the Killer
Canuck?
32 PGS./MARVEL PSR …$2.99
UPC: 5960605518-00311
Lobdell...grrr. Hatehatehate. But...Alpha Flight. Duuuuuuuude, Alpha flight...
ULTIMATE X-MEN #45
Written by Brian michael Bendis
Pencils & Cover by David Finch
The last part of "NEW MUTANTS" sees a final battle between the X-Men and the Sentinels in the heart of Washington, D.C. How will the not-so-merry mutants deal with the awful aftermath?
32 PGS./ALL AGES …$2.25
UPC: 5960605047-04511
ULTIMATE X-MEN #46
Written by Brian K. Vaughan
Pencils & Cover by Brandon Peterson
New storyline! New creative team! An Ultimatized version of one of the X-Men’s greatest adversaries rears his scary head.
32 PGS./ALL AGES …$2.25
UPC: 5960605047-04611
Hmm. And I LIKED this newest UXM storyline. Angel, new people, not ALL Logan-themed. But, Vaughan writes good story, he does, like Runaways. I might keep with this.
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Date: 2004-02-17 08:50 pm (UTC)WHAT?
Holy great merciful smokes, I, er, I can't get back into comics now, I have no money, ARG.
EXCALIBUR. ALPHA FLIGHT. Joss /WHEDON/. CHRIS CLAREMONT. ALAN DAVIS. JOHN CASSADAY.
Wah.
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