Tuesday, January 24, 2017

01.24.2017 - Marvel Comics Announces BLACK PANTHER & THE CREW

Ta-Nehisi Coates, Yona Harvey, and Butch Guice Helm All-new Ongoing Marvel Comic Series
                                                                                                              
Prepare for a whole new team to take on the vile underbelly of the Marvel Universe. It’s time for BLACK PANTHER & THE CREW – Black Panther, Storm, Luke Cage, Misty Knight and Manifold band together to take on a dangerous wave of threats in this new ongoing series by co-writers Ta-Nehisi Coates (New York Times best-selling author of Between the World and Me and Marvel’s Black Panther) and Yona Harvey (Black Panther: World of Wakanda) paired with legendary artist Butch Guice!

Speaking with TIME, Coates explained how this new collective of heroes is unique across all the corners of the Marvel Universe, “There’s this concept in comic books of street characters—characters who mostly deal with street-level stories—those are your Daredevils, your Luke Cages, things that are considered lower-tier. And then you have your more cosmic level heroes, like The X-Men, the Fantastic Four, Avengers, that sort of thing. What we have in this book is a group of characters that operate on both levels.”

Paired with Coates’ current best-selling and award-winning Black Panther series, the death of a Harlem activist kicks off a mystery that will reveal surprising new secrets about the Marvel Universe’s past and set the stage for a big story in the Marvel Universe’s near future.
"The book's action stems, in part, from how stealth these heroes must be when operating in Harlem,” said Harvey.  “Misty and Storm are forced to improvise and take cues from one another, for instance, and that kind of give-and-take makes for a great adventure.  The characters dress slightly differently and don new monikers, but their powers are recognizable and their heroic dilemmas persist.  The villains might be fooled, but the readers are hip to what's happening.  And that's part of the fun."  
Fear, hate, and violence loom, but don’t worry, there is a brand new team ready to take on a mystery that may begin in the streets, but plans to encompass a universe.   Get ready for BLACK PANTHER & THE CREW arriving in comic shops this April!


BLACK PANTHER & THE CREW #1
Co-written by TA-NEHISI COATES & YONA HARVEY
Art by BUTCH GUICE
Cover by JOHN CASSADAY
On Sale in April!



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About Marvel Entertainment
Marvel, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company, is one of the world's most prominent character-based entertainment companies, built on a proven library of more than 8,000 characters featured in a variety of media over seventy-five years.  Marvel utilizes its character franchises in entertainment, licensing and publishing. 
For more information visit marvel.com
© 2017 MARVEL


01.24.2017 - The Mystery of His Secret Identity Revealed! Your First Look at DAREDEVIL #17!

New Story Arc Begins Here!

Just how did Daredevil regain his secret identity?! At last, the story fans have been asking about will be revealed! It all kicks off this February in DAREDEVIL #17, the first chapter in a brand-new story arc! Blockbuster creators Charles Soule and Ron Garney gear up to tell the story that’s been on everyone’s minds since their very first page! It’s no secret that Matt Murdock is the man under the Daredevil mask. He admitted it to the world a long time ago. But what if you could put the genie back in the bottle? What if you could protect the loved ones you put in harm’s way? Only, if he wants to regain his anonymity…it’s going to cost him. What price did Matt Murdock pay to make his identity secret once more? Who got left behind in the process? The story of Matt’s secret identity and his return to New York begins on February 15th in the can’t-miss DAREDEVIL #17!  


DAREDEVIL #17 (DEC160999)
Written by CHARLES SOULE
Art & Cover by RON GARNEY
Corner Box Variant by JOE JUSKO (DEC161000)
FOC – 1/23/17, On-Sale – 02/15/17
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About Marvel: Marvel Entertainment, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company, is one of the world's most prominent character-based entertainment companies, built on a proven library of more than 8,000 characters featured in a variety of media over seventy years. Marvel utilizes its character franchises in entertainment, licensing and publishing. For more information visit www.marvel.com © MARVEL 2016

01.24.2017 - ARCHIE COMICS APRIL 2017 SOLICITATIONS

DARK CIRCLE COMICS
  
THE BLACK HOOD SEASON 2, #4
Greg Hettinger has traveled thousands of miles to end up back in Philadelphia, where his nightmare began—and where his adversaries are waiting, as well as another man wearing a black hood, who claims that Greg stole his life...
Script: Duane Swierczynski
Art: Greg Scott, Rachel Deering, Kelly Fitzpatrick
The Black Hood Season 2, #4 CVR A Reg: Greg Smallwood
The Black Hood Season 2, #4 CVR B Variant: Michael Walsh
Ship Date: 3/29
On Sale Date: 4/12
32-page, full color comic
$3.99 U.S.

ARCHIE
ARCHIE #19
With Veronica Lodge back in town, everyone's vying for her hand--from Archie to Toni to Reggie Mantle! Romance runs deep in Riverdale this issue!
Script: Mark Waid
Art: Pete Woods, Andre Szymanowicz, Jack Morelli
Archie #19 CVR A Reg: Pete Woods
Archie #19 CVR B Var: Emanuela Lupacchino
Archie #19 CVR C Var: Greg Smallwood
Ship Date: 4/5
On Sale Date: 4/19
32-page, full color comic
$3.99 U.S.
ARCHIE VOLUME 3 (TR) 
Introducing… Cheryl Blossom! The fiery red-head takes center stage as Archie and Veronica’s worlds are torn apart as the two are living thousands of miles away from each other. What will happen to the rest of Archie’s friends in Riverdale? And just what kind of havoc will Cheryl Blossom wreak? All the answers and more in the third volume of the SMASH HIT Archie series! Collects Archie issues 13 – 17.
Script: Mark Waid
Art: Joe Eisma, Andre Szymanowicz, Jack Morelli
Cover:  Joe Eisma
978-1-68255-993-2
$19.99/$21.99CAN
TR
176 pp, Full Color
Direct Market On-Sale Date: 4/19
BETTY & VERONICA BY ADAM HUGHES #3 (RESOLICIT)
All Heck breaks loose in Riverdale as the final act of BETTY VERSUS VERONICA reaches its combustible conclusion! The streets of Riverdale run red under the rockets' red glare and no one will ever be the same!
Script: Adam Hughes
Art: Adam Hughes, Jose Villarubia, Jack Morelli
Betty & Veronica #3 CVR A Reg: Adam Hughes
Betty & Veronica #3 CVR B Var: Adam Hughes
Betty & Veronica #3 CVR C Var: Bengal
Betty & Veronica #3 CVR D Reg: David Mack
Betty & Veronica #3 CVR E Var: Paolo Rivera
Ship Date: 3/29
On Sale Date: 4/12
32-page, full color comic
$3.99 U.S.
BIG MOOSE ONE-SHOT
Riverdale’s resident jock gets the spotlight in this special one-shot where everything’s Moose! Stories by Sean Ryan, Ryan Cady and Gorf with art by Cory Smith, Thomas Pitilli and Wilfredo Torres!

Script: Sean Ryan, Ryan Cady, Gorf
Art:  Thomas Pitilli, Cory Smith, Wilfredo Torres
Moose One-Shot CVR A Reg: Thomas Pitilli
Moose One-Shot CVR B Var:  Cory Smith
Moose One-Shot CVR C Var: Wilfredo Torres
Ship Date: 4/12
On Sale Date: 4/26
48-page, full color comic
$4.99 U.S.
JOSIE AND THE PUSSYCATS #6
With the Pussycats arrested for plagiarism, Alexander Cabot is determined to put the band on trial! The girls are shipped to the Cabot family’s sovereign patch of Antarctica, where the Cabots’ word is law! How will the girls get out of this one? (Spoilers: Probably friendship.)
Script: Marguerite Bennett, Cameron DeOrdio
Art: Audrey Mok, Kelly Fitzpatrick, Jack Morelli
Josie and the Pussycats #6 CVR A Reg: Audrey Mok
Josie and the Pussycats #6 CVR B Var: Michael Allred, Laura Allred
Josie and the Pussycats #6 CVR C Var: Ben Caldwell
Ship Date: 4/5
On Sale Date: 4/19
32-page, full color comic
$3.99 U.S.
JUGHEAD #14
When Juggie's ruined everyone's lives (BUT BY ACCIDENT, OBVIOUSLY) and also drawn the entire internet's attention to Riverdale, can he fix it?  And how can a man who only wants to eat burgers in peace have caused such problems? All these questions and more are answered in this issue!

Script: Ryan North
Art: Derek Charm, Jack Morelli
Jughead #14 CVR A Reg: Derek Charm
Jughead #14 CVR B Var: Joe Quinones
Jughead #14 CVR C Var: Chip Zdarsky
Ship Date: 3/22
On Sale Date: 4/5
32-page, full color comic
$3.99 U.S.
LITTLE SABRINA ONE-SHOT
Little Sabrina encounters very colorful doppelgangers of her little kitty Salem!  When she tries to use magic to whisk them back to wherever they came from she finds that their magic abilities are more than she bargained for!

Script: Art Baltazar and Franco
Art:  Art Baltazar
Little Sabrina One-Shot CVR A Reg: Art Baltazar
Little Sabrina One-Shot CVR B Var:  Jay Fosgitt
Little Sabrina One-Shot CVR C Var: Evan Stanley
Ship Date: 3/22
On Sale Date: 4/5
48-page, full color comic
$4.99 U.S.
RIVERDALE #1 (RESOLICIT)
From Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and the writers of the new CW series Riverdale comes the first issue of the MUST-READ, brand new, ongoing comic series. Set in the universe of the TV series, the Riverdale comic offers a bold, subversive take on Archie, Betty, Veronica, Josie & the Pussycats and their friends, exploring small-town life and the darkness bubbling beneath Riverdale’s wholesome facade.

Script: Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa & Various
Art: Joe Eisma
Riverdale #1 CVR A Reg: Alitha Martinez
Riverdale #1 CVR B Var: Elliott Fernandez
Riverdale #1 CVR C Var: Francesco Francavilla
Riverdale #1 CVR D Var: Peter Krause
Riverdale #1 CVR E Var: Djibril Morissette-Phan
Riverdale #1 CVR F Var: Ron Salas
Ship Date: 3/22
On Sale Date: 4/5
32-page, full color comic
$3.99 U.S.
ROAD TO RIVERDALE VOL 2 (TR)
READ THE STORIES THAT INSPIRED THE NEW CW TV SERIES! Road to Riverdale Vol. 2 presents to readers all of the second issues of each of our new series so far, including Archie, Jughead, Betty and Veronica, Josie and the Pussycats, and Reggie & Me, timed to the release of the brand new CW series Riverdale.

Script: Mark Waid, Chip Zdarsky, Adam Hughes, Marguerite Bennett & Cameron Deordio, Tom DeFalco
Art: Fiona Staples, Erica Henderson, Adam Hughes, Audrey Mok, Sandy Jarrell, Andre Szymanowicz, Jose Villarrubia, Kelly Fitzpatrick, Jack Morelli
Cover: Francesco Francavilla
978-1-68255-962-8
$14.99/$16.99CAN
6 5/8 x 10 3/16”
TR
136 pp, Full Color
Direct Market On-Sale Date: 4/26

ARCHIE CLASSIC
ARCHIE COMICS ANNUAL #278
This month, digests go global! In the NEW LEAD STORY "From India, with Love," Archie's friend Raj needs help with a movie he’s making, so Archie travels with him to India!

Script: Dan Parent
Art:  Dan Parent
Cover: Dan Parent
Ship Date: 4/12
On Sale Date: 4/26
192-page, full color comic
$5.99 U.S.
ARCHIE’S FUNHOUSE SPRING ANNUAL #26
In the NEW LEAD STORY “On the Road Again ...and Against!,” the Archies go on tour in the Philippines, while at the same time a documentary is being filmed  about them.

Script: Dan Parent
Art:  Dan Parent
Cover: Dan Parent
Ship Date: 3/22
On Sale Date: 4/5
192-page, full color comic
$5.99 U.S.
BETTY & VERONICA COMICS S DOUBLE DIGEST #253
In the NEW LEAD STORY "Oh, Canada!," Betty and Veronica are excited to go to a charity event in Canada—but they're even more excited to meet Prime Minister Justin Trudeau!

Script: Dan Parent
Art:  Dan Parent
Cover: Dan Parent
Ship Date: 4/5
On Sale Date: 4/19
160-page, full color comic
$4.99 U.S.
JUGHEAD AND ARCHIE SPRING ANNUAL #26
In the NEW LEAD STORY "You're Cooked!," Jughead wins a food channel contest where you compete in a cook off…in Paris, France!

Script: Dan Parent
Art:  Dan Parent
Cover: Dan Parent
Ship Date: 3/29
On Sale Date: 4/12
192-page, full color comic
$5.99 U.S.
RIVERDALE DIGEST #1
See how it all began with this digest-sized collection featuring stories from our recently relaunched New Riverdale titles, including Archie, Jughead, Betty and Veronica, Josie and the Pussycats and Reggie and Me!

Script: Mark Waid, Adam Hughes, Chip Zdarsky, Marguerite Bennett, Cameron DeOrdio, Tom DeFalco
Art:  Fiona Staples, Erica Henderson, Adam Hughes, Audrey Mok, Sandy Jarrell, Andre Szymanowicz, Kelly Fitzpatrick, Jack Morelli
Cover: Francesco Francavilla
Ship Date: 3/22
On Sale Date: 4/5
128-page, full color comic
$5.99 U.S.
SABRINA 80-PAGE GIANT COMIC #1
This GIANT-SIZED collection features the best, classic stories filled with magic and mayhem, starring Sabrina the Teenage Witch! This is the perfect companion book to the BRAND new Sabrina the Teenage Witch One-Shot!

Script: Various
Art: Various
Sabrina 80-Page Giant Comic #1 CVR A Reg: Various 
Ship Date: 3/22
On Sale Date: 4/5
80-page, full color comic
$4.99 U.S.

ARCHIE ACTION
SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 5: CHAMPIONS (TR)
It’s a Sonic battle in a championship of fighters! Shady media mogul Breezie has gotten her hands on a Chaos Emerald Sonic needs to save the world.  The only way he can get it is to fight in her televised battle royale against friends and foes alike! SONIC THE HEDGEHOG VOL. 5:
CHAMPIONS collects SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #268-271.

Script: Ian Flynn.
Art: Diana Skelly, Ryan Jampole, Terry Austin, Gabriel Cassata & John
Workman
Cover: Evan Stanley, Terry Austin & Ben Hunzeker
978-1-68255-892-4
$12.99/$14.99CAN
TR
120 pp, Full Color
Direct Market On-Sale Date: 4/5
SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #294
"Memories": Sonic reminisces with his buddies Mighty and Ray, but Sonic and Mighty disagree on how they met.  Can their friendship survive their egos’ revisions?  Then in “Baking Bad,” Bunnie and Antoine put their competitive cooking skills to the test! Featuring cover art by Tyson
Hesse and a “Kooky Kitchen variant" by Jennifer Hernandez!

Script: Ian Flynn and Aleah Baker
Art: Tracy Yardley, Terry Austin, Gabriel Cassata and John Workman
Sonic the Hedgehog #294 CVR A Reg: Tyson Hesse
Sonic the Hedgehog #294 CVR B Variant: Jennifer Hernandez, Gary Martin &
Matt Herms
Ship Date: 4/12
On Sale Date: 4/26
32-page, full color comic
$3.99 U.S.

SONIC UNIVERSE #97
"Freedom Fighters" Part Three: Amy Rose and Cream join Sally Acorn as they seek the components needed to repair Nicole’s systems, but during their quest an old adversary reemerges! Featuring cover art by Jamal Peppers and a "Sonic and the Freedom Fighters variant" by Tyson Hesse!

Script: Ian Flynn
Art: Adam Bryce Thomas, Jim Amash, Matt Herms and Jack Morelli
Sonic Universe #97 CVR A Reg: Jamal Peppers, Jim Amash & Matt Herms
Sonic Universe #97 CVR B Variant: Tyson Hesse
Ship Date: 3/29
On Sale Date: 4/12
32-page, full color comic
$3.99 U.S.

Thursday, January 19, 2017

01.19.2017 - Free Comic Book Day Unleashes THE DEFENDERS & GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY!

Details of Marvel’s Silver FCBD Title Revealed!

The biggest heroes, the biggest creators and the biggest stories are coming to FREE COMIC BOOK DAY 2017! Today, Marvel is pleased to officially unveil the first of two, can’t-miss Free Comic Book Day offerings this year. Featuring two thrilling tales, ALL-NEW GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY FCBD #1 is the place to be to catch a prelude to two of 2017’s biggest new comics!

“Each year, Free Comic Book Day is an amazing opportunity for publishers to showcase some of their incredible titles and stories,” says Marvel SVP Sales & Marketing David Gabriel. “It’s an unparalleled opportunity to reach new fans and support our retail partners, so we’re thrilled to provide completely new content for this year’s offerings. These titles are the perfect opportunity for fans to jump into the Marvel Universe with both feet and we’re excited to unveil the contents of this year’s Silver title.”

First, blast off with Star-Lord, Gamora, Drax, Rocket Raccoon and Groot as they head for the stars and right into an all-new ongoing series! Creators Gerry Duggan, Aaron Kuder and Ive Svorcina bring you over-the-top action and out-of-this-world adventure as the stage is set for May’s highly anticipated ALL-NEW GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #1! As this unlikely band of misfits returns to outer space once more, nothing will prepare them for their first run in with the new Nova Corps!

Then, head back down to Earth and the mean streets of Hell’s Kitchen as the blockbuster creative team that brought you Civil War II, Invincible Iron Man and Ultimate Spider-Man bring you their next explosive epic in…THE DEFENDERS! Superstar creators Brian Michael Bendis, David Marquez and Justin Ponsor unite Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage and Iron Fist as they go head-to-head with the new criminal element in the Marvel Universe. What new player is running things in the underworld? Find out here with a 10-page tale that leads directly into THE DEFENDERS #1 this June!  

“Is there a better time to offer fans a sneak peek at the ALL-NEW GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY series than the same weekend Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 hits theaters?” says Marvel Editor-in-Chief Axel Alonso.  “Fans looking for a clean entry into the comic book need look no further.  Plus, the creative team behind CIVIL WAR II are giving fans a sneak peek at the criminal mastermind that’s awaiting Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage and Iron Fist when they explode out of the gate in THE DEFENDERS #1.”

This May, Free Comic Book Day stretches from the streets of Manhattan to the far reaches of deep space! No fan can afford to miss out on ALL-NEW GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY FCBD #1 – available May 6th at participating comic shops everywhere! Plus, look for more information on Marvel’s Gold FCBD title to be revealed in the coming weeks!


ALL-NEW GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY FCBD #1 (JAN170036)
Written by GERRY DUGGAN & BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Art by AARON KUDER/IVE SVORCINA & DAVID MARQUEZ/JUSTIN PONSOR
Cover by AARON KUDER & IVE SVORCINA
Available May 6th!

To find a comic shop near you, visit www.comicshoplocator.com or call 1-888-comicbook. 


About Marvel: Marvel Entertainment, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company, is one of the world's most prominent character-based entertainment companies, built on a proven library of more than 8,000 characters featured in a variety of media over seventy years. Marvel utilizes its character franchises in entertainment, licensing and publishing. For more information visit www.marvel.com © MARVEL 2017