The Bullpen

[David]

We're back with Pat, Mike, and Steve as they bring you the new releases, current events, movie news, and flashbacks. And for some reason, our host goes on about Comic Book Noise 136. Again.

X-Men: Supernovas, Wolverine, New Avengers, Mighty Avengers, Immortal Iron Fist, Marvel Boy, and New X-Men are discussed.

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Marvel items on sale, 9/24/08

Amazing Spider-Man Vol 2 #568 2nd Ptg John Romita Jr Variant Cover $3.99
Angel Revelations #5 $3.99
Avengers The Initiative #17 (Secret Invasion Tie-In) $2.99
Black Panther Vol 4 #41 (Secret Invasion Tie-In) $2.99
Black Panther Back To Africa TP $16.99
Cable Vol 1 Messiah War HC $19.99
Captain America Vol 5 #42 $2.99
Daredevil Vol 2 #111 Incentive David Aja Variant Cover - [PI]
Daredevil Vol 2 #111 Regular Marko Djurdjevic Cover $2.99
Daredevil Vol 2 #111 Regular Terry Dodson Cover $2.99
Deadpool Vol 3 #2 Incentive Ed McGuinness Variant Cover (Secret Invasion Tie-In) - [PI]
Deadpool Vol 3 #2 Regular Clayton Crain Cover (Secret Invasion Tie-In) $2.99
Fantastic Four True Story #3 $2.99
Fantastic Four Vol 3 #560 $2.99
Hulk Vol 2 #6 Incentive Michael Turner Variant Cover - [PI]
Hulk Vol 2 #6 Regular Cover A Green Hulk $2.99
Hulk Vol 2 #6 Regular Cover B Red Hulk $2.99
Immortal Iron Fist Orson Randall And The Death Queen Of California $3.99
Iron Man Legacy Of Doom HC $19.99
Marvel 1985 #5 $3.99
Marvel Adventures Fantastic Four #40 $2.99
Marvel Adventures Super Heroes #3 $2.99
Marvel Boy HC Book Market Edition $24.99
Marvel Illustrated Moby Dick HC $19.99
Marvel Masterworks Atlas Era Heroes Vol 3 HC Regular Dust Jacket $59.99
Marvel Masterworks Atlas Era Heroes Vol 3 HC Variant Dust Jacket $59.99
Marvel Monsters Poster Book $6.99
Ms Marvel Vol 2 #31 Incentive Monkey Variant Cover - [PI]
Ms Marvel Vol 2 #31 Regular Frank Martin Jr Cover $2.99
New Avengers #45 (Secret Invasion Tie-In) $2.99
New Warriors Vol 4 #16 $2.99
Nova Vol 4 #17 (Secret Invasion Tie-In) $2.99
Powers Vol 2 #30 $3.95
Punisher Kills The Marvel Universe New Edition 2nd Ptg Steve Dillon Variant Cover $4.99
Runaways Vol 3 #2 $2.99
Samurai Legend #1 Regular Frederic Genet Cover $5.99
Samurai Legend #1 Variant US Exclusive Cover $5.99
Secret Invasion #3 3rd Ptg Leinil Francis Yu Sketch Variant Cover $3.99
Secret Invasion Amazing Spider-Man #2 $2.99
Secret Invasion Inhumans #1 2nd Ptg Tom Raney Variant Cover $2.99
Secret Invasion Thor #1 2nd Ptg Doug Braithwaite Variant Cover $2.99
Secret Invasion X-Men #1 2nd Ptg Cary Nord Variant Cover (X-Men Manifest Destiny Tie-In) $2.99
She-Hulk 2 #33 (Secret Invasion Tie-In) $2.99
Skaar Son Of Hulk Presents Savage World Of Sakaar #1 $3.99
Spider-Man Family Itsy-Bitsy Battles TP Digest $9.99
Thunderbolts #124 (Secret Invasion Tie-In) $2.99
Ultimate Fantastic Four X-Men Annual #1 $3.99
Ultimate Spider-Man #126 $2.99
Ultimates 3 #5 Cover A $2.99
Ultimates 3 #5 Cover B $2.99
Uncanny X-Men Divided We Stand TP $12.99
Wolverine First Class #7 $2.99
Wolverine First Class Rookie TP $12.99
Wolverine Origins #28 $2.99
Wolverine Roar $3.99
X-Factor Vol 5 Only Game In Town HC $19.99
X-Force Vol 3 #7 $2.99
X-Men Legacy #216 $2.99

Classic Marvel Figurine Collection Magazine #72 Black Widow $12.00
Classic Marvel Figurine Collection Magazine #73 Kang $12.00

Product Updates:

• The Cable Premiere HC Vol. 01: Messiah War (JUL082383D, $19.99; FOC 08/21/08) will run 128 pages, not 120 pages.
• Marvel Adventures: Fantastic Four #40 (JUL082290D, $2.99; FOC 09/04/08) will have art by Matteo Lolli and Scott Koblish, not Ronan Cliquet.
• The Marvel Illustrated Premiere HC: Moby Dick (JUL08-2395D, $19.99; FOC 08/14/08) will be 152 pages, not 144 pages.
• Secret Invasion: Spider-Man-Brand New Day (#1: JUN082356D, FOC 08/07/08; #2: JUL082313D, FOC 09/04/08; $2.99 ea.) has been retitled Secret Invasion: The Amazing Spider-Man #1 & #2.
• Skaar: Son of Hulk Presents Savage World #1 (JUL082339D, $3.99; FOC 09/04/08) will have art by Gabriel Hardman and Timothy Green III along with Carlo Pagulayan.
• Ultimate Fantastic Four/X-Men Annual #1 (JUL082260D, $3.99; FOC 09/04/08) will have art by Brandon Peterson and Eric Nguyen, not Eric Basaldua.
• Wolverine: First Class #7 (JUL082365D, $2.99; FOC 09/04/08) will have pencils by Steve Cummings, not Michael Golden.
• X-Men: Legacy #216 (JUL082349D, $2.99, FOC 09/04/08) will have art by Phil Briones, not Scot Eaton.

[Steve Raker]

Thanks for putting it together, David!   ...did I blab for 10 minutes ?

Bring Back 'Bring 'em Back' !

[Steve Raker]

"Overly symbolic" covers (nothing like a sprawled out, helpless Sue!) :









...and the one time trade:



...and one from the similar Avengers mini:

[Equinox]

Thanks for putting it together, David!   ...did I blab for 10 minutes ?

Bring Back 'Bring 'em Back' !

"anals of the past" 

   Karma! 

[David]

"anals of the past"

I love listening to Steve's segment because the introduction is a guaranteed chuckle.

[deadcowaroma]

Looking forward to picking up that Marvel Boy hardcover. I think Peter Rios was talking about it on CGS and it sounded like something I had to pick up.

And I just read Daredevil #111 and Clay Mann was GREAT! Maybe it had a lot to do with Stefano Gaudiano on inks, but I'd love to see Mann stay on DD for longer. He draws Dakota North a lot hotter than Lark does  (Lark's one of my favorites though, don't get me wrong). The story in DD was also great. I know a lot of people were iffy on Lady Bullseye, but there was something about her that drew me in right away. This is the most excited I've been about Daredevil in a while. Good pick of the week Pat 

[ccordova2]

great job everyone!! & thank you for doing the follow up to my fantastic four vs. the x-men voice mail! those covers to me were just to cool & one of my favorite parts of that mini!! whoop! whoop!

[Steve Raker]

great job everyone!! & thank you for doing the follow up to my fantastic four vs. the x-men voice mail! those covers to me were just to cool & one of my favorite parts of that mini!! whoop! whoop!

It was fun to read 'em again after hearing your call.  Pretty neat plot overall, but way too much physical and emotional submission by Reed, and the story kinda came to a screeching halt as it built up it's climactic scenes. 

The XMen vs Avengers mini was kinda vanilla, even though Silvestri art...  it's weird, in that book, his Cap looks Zeck-y, his Thor looks totally Simonson-y, right down the the lines and the effects..  it's like he didn't have his own vision for these characters (yet).