Henry10MARVEL SOLICITATIONS FOR MAY 2007
February 18th 2007 05:35
Ah, the good old Marvel solicitations - my old friend for when I need cheap and unimaginative content. Let us see what wonders will be brought unto us in the merry Marvel month of May?
MARVEL ILLUSTRATED: LAST OF THE MOHICANS #1 (of 6) by Roy Thomas and Steve Kurth
Well, it seems that Marvel really are serious about adapting some of the classics. They started with the Haunt of Horror series, adapting the works of Edgar Allen Poe, and they're also releasing The Jungle Book, which seems to be reprint of an adaptation they did in the 80s.
I haven't read the original novel, nor have I seen the film. But the adaptation is in capable hands - Roy Thomas is good at this sort of thing, and he has an old-school style that I feel works really well when adapting novels. Steve Kurth I remember from his days as a middling penciller on Devil's Due's G.I. Joe title. He appears to have come along quite nicely since then. I doubt I'll read this, but I'm happy to see Marvel persisting with it.
SPIDER-MAN FAIRY TALES #1 by C.B. Cebulski and David Sexton
Hmmm. This four-issue miniseries looks to be continuing in the same vein as X-Men Fairy Tales from last year. The concept of that series was that it took some old fairy tales and rewrote them with X-Men analogues in the main roles. The result was probably the most superfluous comic of the year - while it wasn't utterly dreadful, its very existence was baffling. The Spider-Man version is being written by the same guy, so I expect more of the same.
BLACK PANTHER #28 by Reggie Hudlin and Francis Portela
It looks like Marvel are determined to drive the sales up on this book, because not only are the Black Panther and Storm set to join the Fantastic Four, they're all visiting the Marvel Zombies universe this issue. The gist of Marvel Zombies is pretty self-explanatory - it's a world under the control of a whole lot of Zombie superheroes. The miniseries sold pretty well, and I seriously need to read it at some point.
Black Panther has been the subject of one stunt after another, and yet I've found myself enjoying it quite a bit since Civil War started. Hudlin seems to have found his level, and I hope these stunts can keep the book afloat.
WORLD WAR HULK PROLOGUE: WORLD BREAKER by Peter David
With World War Hulk being the next Marvel Event (and promising much Comic Nerd-approved super-hero violence) this one looks like a must-buy. Add in Peter David returning to a character that he always does awesome work with, and I'll definitely be checking this out.
MARVEL ZOMBIES: DEAD DAYS by Robert Kirkman and Sean Phillips
And here we have more Marvel Zombies, this time a one-shot that reveals just how all of those super-heroes got infected and zombified. Robert Kirkman is very hit-and-miss for me. I enjoy his creator-owned work (such as Invincible and The Walking Dead) but his Marvel work has been very patchy. About the only thing I've liked of his from Marvel is The Irredeemable Ant-Man, if only for its enthusiastic portrayal of an absolute bastard superhero. Still, Kirkman's Walking Dead is all about zombies, and it's my favourite of his books. This one deserves a look.
SILVER SURFER: REQUIEM #1 (of 4) by J. Michael Straczynski and Esad Ribic
Oh noes, it's my mortal enemy JMS! He's my most-disliked writer at the moment, and it with utmost joy that I announce that he is leaving Spider-Man soon. Still, he'll be ruining Thor any day now, and I don't expect to like his Silver Surfer series either. Sure, it will look gorgeous. Esad Roboc's work on the Loki miniseries was stunning. But... it's JMS. Can't he just sign an exclusive agreement with DC already and go away?
MARVEL ADVENTURES IRON MAN #1 by Fred Van Lente and James Cordeiro
This is being released about the same time as the Iron Man movie. It's part of the Marvel Adventures line, which presents single issue adventures geared for a younger crowd. Presumably this one is being offered because the Iron Man of the regular Marvel Universe has become a scheming prick, and may very likely be dead in the aftermath of Civil War. I expect this to be a much more traditional version of the character. I applaud the move, actually - Marvel needs a straight-up superhero Iron Man to market around this time. Ultimate Iron Man is certainly not an option, and regular Iron Man has been altered too much of late. Marvel could have reversed the changes from Civil War, but that would be a massive cop-out. Using the Marvel Adventures line to do this works for everyone.
SPIDER-MAN NEWSPAPER STRIPS VOL. 1 by Stan Lee and John Romita
HOLY CRAP IT'S 464 PAGES OF STAN LEE AND JOHN ROMITA SPIDER-MAN THAT I'VE NEVER SEEN! Awesome. I don't expect it to be seriously good due to aversion to dramatic newspaper strips, but I repeat - more Stan Lee Spider-Man. I'll definitely be checking this'n out.
MARVEL ILLUSTRATED: LAST OF THE MOHICANS #1 (of 6) by Roy Thomas and Steve Kurth
Well, it seems that Marvel really are serious about adapting some of the classics. They started with the Haunt of Horror series, adapting the works of Edgar Allen Poe, and they're also releasing The Jungle Book, which seems to be reprint of an adaptation they did in the 80s.
I haven't read the original novel, nor have I seen the film. But the adaptation is in capable hands - Roy Thomas is good at this sort of thing, and he has an old-school style that I feel works really well when adapting novels. Steve Kurth I remember from his days as a middling penciller on Devil's Due's G.I. Joe title. He appears to have come along quite nicely since then. I doubt I'll read this, but I'm happy to see Marvel persisting with it.
SPIDER-MAN FAIRY TALES #1 by C.B. Cebulski and David Sexton
Hmmm. This four-issue miniseries looks to be continuing in the same vein as X-Men Fairy Tales from last year. The concept of that series was that it took some old fairy tales and rewrote them with X-Men analogues in the main roles. The result was probably the most superfluous comic of the year - while it wasn't utterly dreadful, its very existence was baffling. The Spider-Man version is being written by the same guy, so I expect more of the same.
BLACK PANTHER #28 by Reggie Hudlin and Francis Portela
It looks like Marvel are determined to drive the sales up on this book, because not only are the Black Panther and Storm set to join the Fantastic Four, they're all visiting the Marvel Zombies universe this issue. The gist of Marvel Zombies is pretty self-explanatory - it's a world under the control of a whole lot of Zombie superheroes. The miniseries sold pretty well, and I seriously need to read it at some point.
Black Panther has been the subject of one stunt after another, and yet I've found myself enjoying it quite a bit since Civil War started. Hudlin seems to have found his level, and I hope these stunts can keep the book afloat.
WORLD WAR HULK PROLOGUE: WORLD BREAKER by Peter David
With World War Hulk being the next Marvel Event (and promising much Comic Nerd-approved super-hero violence) this one looks like a must-buy. Add in Peter David returning to a character that he always does awesome work with, and I'll definitely be checking this out.
MARVEL ZOMBIES: DEAD DAYS by Robert Kirkman and Sean Phillips
And here we have more Marvel Zombies, this time a one-shot that reveals just how all of those super-heroes got infected and zombified. Robert Kirkman is very hit-and-miss for me. I enjoy his creator-owned work (such as Invincible and The Walking Dead) but his Marvel work has been very patchy. About the only thing I've liked of his from Marvel is The Irredeemable Ant-Man, if only for its enthusiastic portrayal of an absolute bastard superhero. Still, Kirkman's Walking Dead is all about zombies, and it's my favourite of his books. This one deserves a look.
SILVER SURFER: REQUIEM #1 (of 4) by J. Michael Straczynski and Esad Ribic
Oh noes, it's my mortal enemy JMS! He's my most-disliked writer at the moment, and it with utmost joy that I announce that he is leaving Spider-Man soon. Still, he'll be ruining Thor any day now, and I don't expect to like his Silver Surfer series either. Sure, it will look gorgeous. Esad Roboc's work on the Loki miniseries was stunning. But... it's JMS. Can't he just sign an exclusive agreement with DC already and go away?
MARVEL ADVENTURES IRON MAN #1 by Fred Van Lente and James Cordeiro
This is being released about the same time as the Iron Man movie. It's part of the Marvel Adventures line, which presents single issue adventures geared for a younger crowd. Presumably this one is being offered because the Iron Man of the regular Marvel Universe has become a scheming prick, and may very likely be dead in the aftermath of Civil War. I expect this to be a much more traditional version of the character. I applaud the move, actually - Marvel needs a straight-up superhero Iron Man to market around this time. Ultimate Iron Man is certainly not an option, and regular Iron Man has been altered too much of late. Marvel could have reversed the changes from Civil War, but that would be a massive cop-out. Using the Marvel Adventures line to do this works for everyone.
SPIDER-MAN NEWSPAPER STRIPS VOL. 1 by Stan Lee and John Romita
HOLY CRAP IT'S 464 PAGES OF STAN LEE AND JOHN ROMITA SPIDER-MAN THAT I'VE NEVER SEEN! Awesome. I don't expect it to be seriously good due to aversion to dramatic newspaper strips, but I repeat - more Stan Lee Spider-Man. I'll definitely be checking this'n out.
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