Top 100 Graphic Novels & TPBs for January 2008
1. ULTIMATE X-MEN TP VOL 17 SENTINELS
2. SAVAGE SWORD O/CONAN VOL 1 TP
3. BUFFY VAMPIRE SLAYER OMNIBUS TP VOL 03
4. HULK PREM HC END.
5. KABUKI REFLECTIONS #9 (MR) Read More …
Top 100 Comics for January 2008
1. AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #546 BRAND NEW DAY
2. HULK #1
3. CAPTAIN AMERICA #34
4. PROJECT SUPERPOWERS #0
5. ASTONISHING X-MEN #24 Read More …
Wolverine Movie Cast
Titled X-Men Origins: Wolverine and slated to hit theaters May 1, 2009, the Marvel Enterprises and Twentieth Century Fox film now has a huge cast of characters. Gavin Hood (Rendition) directs and Hugh Jackman stars as the title character. Sabretooth, Deadpool, Gambit, Wraith, Kayla Silverfox, and Stryker have been added.
You may be wondering–how can I find out more about these characters? As always, Captain Blue Hen has your answer–go to the comics! We have the Wolvie books you need.
Wolverine:
- WOLVERINE BY CLAREMONT & MILLER PREMIERE HC
- WOLVERINE: ORIGINS & ENDINGS
- WOLVERINE: ORIGINS VOL. 1 - BORN IN BLOOD
- CIVIL WAR: WOLVERINE
- WOLVERINE CLASSIC VOL. 5
Sabretooth:
Deadpool:
- CABLE & DEADPOOL VOL. 7: SEPARATION ANXIETY
- CABLE & DEADPOOL VOL. 6: PAVED WITH GOOD INTENTIONS
- CABLE & DEADPOOL VOL. 5: LIVING LEGENDS
Stryker:
Compiled from Diamond Daily and icv2.com announcements
Grant Morrison and Other New York Comic Con Guests Announced
Grant Morrison, the renowned writer of The Invisibles, All Star Superman, JLA, New X-Men, Batman, and the upcoming Final Crisis will be a Guest of Honor at the New York Comic Con, which will be held at the Jacob Javits Center from April 18-20th, 2008.
The New York Comic Con has also announced a number of additional featured guests including: Charles Adlard (Walking Dead), Terry Brooks (Strangers in Paradise), Duncan Fegredo (Hellboy), Irwin Hasen (creator of JSA character, Wildcat), Tony Moore (Walking Dead), Steve Niles (30 Days of Night), Sean Phillips (Criminal), Eric Powell (The Goon), Rick Remender (Fear Agent), Leonard Starr (Golden Age artist), and Chris Weston (The Twelve).
Fall Out Boy Does Comics With Dabels
The Dabel Brothers are developing a new comic book project with pop/emo-rock band Fall Out Boy (fans of the band and The Simpsons know the band’s name is based on the sidekick of Bart’s favorite superhero, Radioactive Man). The project will be produced in collaboration with the band with heavy involvement in particular from bassist Pete Wentz and drummer Andy Hurley. Hurley, a lifelong comics fan, noted that the project provided “the opportunity to create different versions of ourselves and tell an interesting story at the same time.”
The Dabels have previously concentrated on literary adaptations. This is similar to other Dabel projects because Fall Out Boy brings a built-in audience. Infinity on High, the band’s most recent album, debuted at #1 last year; From Under the Cork Tree, its predecessor, sold over three million copies.
The new comic book series is set to debut later this year.
From an icv2.com announcement
Star Trek Movie Release Pushed Back
Paramount has moved the J.J. Abrams Star Trek movie, which was originally scheduled to debut on Christmas Day, to May 8th, 2009. Paramount says that the Star Trek film is on schedule and could have opened at Christmas, but is being moved because it has real “tent-pole” potential. -From an icv2.com announcement
Can’t wait until Spring 2009? CBH has Star Trek comics! We have the full set of Checker trade paperbacks (tpbs) collecting the original Gold Key series from the 1960s. You can also find the Star Trek comics and tpbs from IDW Publishing with new stories set in all different ST eras including: ST Year Four; Klingons Blood Will Tell; Alien Spotlight, and more.
‘Star Wars: The Clone Wars’ Movie in Theaters on August 15th
Star Wars hits the big screen again as the animated Star Wars: The Clone Wars feature film premieres in theaters on August 15th. The Lucasfilm Animation film features state-of-the-art computer animation, and will be followed up with the new Star Wars: The Clone Wars animated television series this fall on the Cartoon Network and TNT. So far Lucasfilm Animation has produced more than 30 thirty-minute episodes of the new Clone Wars series.
Each thirty-minute episode of the TV series will have a self-contained narrative that ties in to the overall Clone Wars saga. The series will include pre-existing characters such as Anakin Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Padme Amidala, Emperor Palpatine, Count Doku and General Grievous along with brand new characters like Anakin’s padawan, Ahsoka.
From an announcement on icv2.com
CBH carries the Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures digest-sized books. Each book contains four complete new stories done in the style of the Clone Wars animated TV show. The series is up to Volume 10 so far. Click for a preview.
Comics writer Steve Gerber, 1947-2008
Mark Evanier is reporting at his site that comics writer Steve Gerber died Feb. 11 after “a long, painful illness. For the last year or so, he was in and out of hospitals and had just become a ‘candidate’ for a lung transplant. He had pulmonary fibrosis, a condition that literally turns the lungs to scar tissue and steadily reduces their ability to function. Steve insisted that his affliction had nothing to do with his lifelong, incessant consumption of tobacco — an addiction he only recently quit for reasons of medical necessity. None of his friends believe that, but Steve did.”
The above announcement is directly from CBGXtra.com.
Steve Gerber will be missed by the CBH crew. Howard the Duck and Man-Thing were mind-expanding for me and pointed me in new directions as a comics reader. Gerber’s Defenders book was an excellent left turn for superhero comics. I remember his Nevada book fondly.
Many people have more articulate and informed things to say about Steve Gerber than I:
- Evanier on Steve Gerber’s blog
- The New York Times
- L.A. Times
- Tom Spurgeon’s The Comics Reporter
Finally, an important direct quote from Evanier
“Lastly for now, Paul Levitz had a wise suggestion. The Hero Initiative, a charity group that helps ailing comic book creators, had been doing a lot for Steve recently. It would be a nice thought to remember him with a donation in his name. Here’s a link to their website.”
Cloverfield’s Goddard Writes Dark Horse’s Buffy
Drew Goddard, screenwriter of Cloverfield, the J.J. Abrams production currently storming the box office, will write Dark Horse’s Buffy the Vampire Slayer starting with #12.
This series continues the adventures of Buffy Summers as a comic book version of “Season Eight†of the Buffy the Vampire Slayer TV program. It picks up months after the seventh season’s explosive conclusion. Goddard made his scriptwriting debut on TV’s seventh season of Buffy and returns to Joss Whedon’s franchise with issue #12, joined by artist Georges Jeanty. Goddard begins his four-issue “Wolves at the Gate†storyline here, sending Buffy, Dawn and the rest of the vampire-hunting team to Tokyo to battle nocturnal bloodsuckers with particularly bizarre powers.
From a Diamond Daily announcement.
Everything You Need to Know About ‘X-Men: Divided We Stand’
Marvel Reveals ‘Classified’ X-Men: Divided We Stand Titles Information
Look for the “X-Men: Divided We Stand†logo. Details on the books follow.
February Titles
Uncanny X-Men #495
Written by Ed Brubaker, pencils & cover by Michael Choi
Reeling from the events of Messiah Complex, the surviving mutants reassess Xavier’s dream amidst the rubble of the mansion. Betrayed by one of their own, and mourning the loss of former allies, is peaceful coexistence still an option? The only thing that’s certain is an uncertain future for mutantkind. Is anyone safe in a world without X-Men?
X-Men: Legacy #208
Written by Mike Carey, pencils by Scot Eaton
The X-Men’s past becomes the present as Xavier fights the greatest battle of his life. With his mind hanging in the balance, one false move can cause irreversible damage. Help arrives from an unlikely source, but in the world post-Messiah Complex, sometimes your enemies are the only people you can trust.
X-Force #1
Written by Craig Kyle & Christopher Yost, art by Clayton Crain
There are lines that the X-Men have sworn never to cross. But after the shocking events of “Messiah Complex,†Cyclops realizes that some enemies need to be dealt with permanently… and the X-Men can never know about it. Enter Wolverine, Warpath, X-23 and Wolfsbane…X-Force!
X-Factor #28
Written by Peter David, pencils by Pablo Raimondi
Following the events of Messiah CompleX, X-Factor Investigations is in shambles. Jamie is a basket case from his trip to a nightmarish future, Layla’s fate is completely in the air, and Wolfsbane has to leave the team to join X-Force, though none of her friends can know about it. What will Wolfsbane tell the X-Factor team? What are they going to do about Layla? How is Jamie coping with his guilt? Get onboard here for X-Factor’s brand-new direction!
Wolverine #62
Written by Jason Aaron, pencils & cover by Ron Garney
Writer Aaron and artist Garney bring readers a searing four-part epilog to the biggest X-Men Event in a decade. In the searing aftermath of Messiah CompleX, Wolverine has just one thing on his mind: revenge. But who is the focus of his rage, and what dark secret does he share with them? And how far over the edge is Wolverine willing to go to get what he wants?
March Titles
Uncanny X-Men #496
Written by Brubaker, pencils & cover by Choi
Cyclops and Emma Frost adventure to the strangest land of all – San Francisco. The city has transformed into a bizarre version of itself circa 1968, complete with VW Bugs, flower power and hippies as far as the eye can see. Will they be able to lure Angel back to reality? Or will they succumb to their groovy desires and embrace the love generation forever? Also, Colossus (with Wolverine and Nightcrawler in tow) returns to Mother Russia!
X-Men: Legacy #209
Written by Carey, pencils by Billy Tan & Eaton
Xavier and Magneto face-to-face again! With Xavier comatose and Magneto depowered, these old soldiers appear sidelined. But neither man has abandoned his dream. With the future of mutantkind in flux, how far will these men go to reclaim their place as firsts among their people? And what will happen to those who get in their way? Fresh off their groundbreaking run on Messiah Complex, Carey and artists Eaton and Tan take on two of mutantkind’s most iconic figures as well as some of the most important moments in X-Men history.
Cable #1
Written by Duane Swierczynski, pencils & cover by Ariel Olivetti
A new ongoing series spinning out of the decade’s biggest X-Men event! The future of mutantkind starts here! Messiah CompleX changed the X-Men forever. But no one’s world has been rocked as hard as Cable, the time-traveling mutant from the future. He’s been charged with the one mission that could save all of mutantkind – or, if he fails, damn it to extinction. And hot on his trail is a relentless enemy who won’t stop until blood is spilled. No matter where… or when… Cable runs.
X-Factor #29
Written by David, pencils by Valentine De Landro
How can X-Factor be the defenders of MutantTown when their little piece of the world is hemorrhaging its population? Combine that with Rahne already being gone and Rictor having one foot out the door, and Madrox’s team finds itself at its lowest point. Unfortunately, since they’re the last mutant team standing and the only game in town, that puts them squarely in the crosshairs of one of the X-Men’s oldest and deadliest foes.
X-Force #2
Written by Craig Kyle & Christopher Yost, art & cover by Clayton Crain
With one of their own already fallen, X-Force is out for blood. More blood. And they’ll stop at nothing to bring an end to the Purifiers’ plan to resurrect one of the X-Men’s greatest foes… It’s all-out war, with no quarter asked—and none given.
Wolverine #63
Written by Aaron, pencils & cover by Garney
In the aftermath of “Messiah CompleX,” Wolverine’s quest for vengeance continues, taking him from the desolate hills of Afghanistan to the war-torn streets of Baghdad. Along the way, with his quarry throwing more and more innocents into the line of fire, Wolverine must ask himself: just how much collateral damage can he live with?
April Titles
X-Men: Divided We Stand Book 1
Written by Carey, Matt Fraction, Kyle, Yost and Skottie Young, pencils by Brandon Peterson, Jamie Mckelvie, Sana Takeda and Young
In the wake of Messiah CompleX, there are no X-Men. But where does that leave the mutants that WERE X-Men? Some of the industry’s hottest creators bring you stories of your favorite mutants. Carey and Peterson bring readers a tale of Cannonball and Husk. Fraction and McKelvie tell a story about Nightcrawler. Kyle & Yost and Takeda take fans to Wakanda for a tale of Storm, Black Panther and Neznho. And Young writes and draws a story about fan-favorite New X-Man Anole.
Uncanny X-Men #497
Written by Brubaker, pencils & cover by Choi
In the wake of Messiah CompleX, there are no X-Men…Something strange is going on in San Francisco and Archangel gets pulled into the middle of it. Can Cyclops and Emma Frost save him and get out alive? And Wolverine, Colossus and Nightcrawler’s road trip takes a turn for the dangerous.
X-Men: Legacy #210
Written by Carey, pencils by Eaton
In the wake of Messiah CompleX, there are no X-Men and mutantkind still lies in ruin. With Magneto depowered and Xavier gravely injured, it seems their reign as the preeminent mutants has ended. But neither of these old soldiers is willing to go gentle into that good night, as Exodus learns when he squares off against Xavier on the psychic plane, with the fate of Professor X’s mind at stake.
X-Factor #30
Written by David, pencils by Valentine De Landro
As Rictor faces down death underneath a rapidly lowering, swinging blade, the rest of the team finds themselves in a MutantTown transformed into the vicious Murderworld of the diabolical Arcade! But who has hired the red-haired assassin to take out our heroes? This issue ends with an explosive finale that will literally change the landscape of New York City.
Young X-Men #1
Written by Marc Guggenheim, pencils by Yanick Paquette
In the wake of Messiah CompleX, there are no X-Men and young mutants Rockslide, Blindfold and Dust are alone and directionless. Until the day Cyclops recruits them to hunt the new incarnation of the Brotherhood – and kill them. Joined by a pair of new recruits, the young X-Men learn a hard truth about the world post-Messiah CompleX: sometimes old allies make for deadly enemies.
X-Force #3
Written by Craig Kyle & Christopher Yost, art & cover by Clayton Crain
As X-Force searches for their missing teammate, Wolfsbane strikes – and she’s not taking any prisoners! But the Purifiers have more than an ace up their sleeve – they’ve got the deck stacked. And when Wolverine, X-23, and Warpath learn the truth behind Risman’s nefarious plan…no one is safe. And no one is guaranteed to get out alive.
Cable #2
Written by Swierczynski, pencils & cover by Olivetti
A new ongoing series spinning out of the decade’s biggest X-Men event! The future of mutantkind continues here! There’s only one thing worse than a heavily-armed man with murder on the brain. And that’s several heavily-armed men, none of whom give a damn about Cable’s mission to save mutantkind from total extinction. Meanwhile, Cable’s newest enemy – Lucas Bishop – crawls back from bloody oblivion and tracks down his quarry the hard way: one brutal time jump after another. When Bishop finally catches up wit Cable, he’s not going to be in the mood for small talk. It’ll be kill first, ask questions later.
Wolverine #64
Written by Aaron, pencils & cover by Garney
Spinning out of the decade’s biggest X-Men event, Wolverine embarks on a personal mission to hunt down Mystique. But what do you do when the person you’re chasing, the person you’re dying to kill, chooses to hide behind an army of American soldiers? That’s the question Logan is asking himself, and the answer will be explosive. Plus, Wolvie pulls a bank heist in 1920s Kansas City, but all does not go according to plan.