RETRO HOT PICKS! On Sale This Week — in 1984!
Scott and Dan hit up the comics racks from 42 years ago…
BURIED TREASURE: The ALIEN LEGION of LARRY STROMAN
An artist who added an extra edge to the cult-fave series…
EXCLUSIVE! Bronze Age X-Men and Marvel Fanfare, plus Marvel Zombies — and they’re all connected… Marvel in October will offer three Facsimile Editions and all are tied into the company’s new Midnight line launching that month. The three are Marvel Fanfare #2, The Uncanny X-Men #159 — both from 1982 — and 2005’s Ultimate Fantastic Four #21. Dig the official solicitation info, which will be formally released by Marvel later in July: MARVEL FANFARE #2 FACSIMILE EDITION WRITTEN BY CHRIS CLAREMONT & ROGER MCKENZIE PENCILED BY MICHAEL GOLDEN & TREVOR VON EEDEN COVER BY MICHAEL GOLDEN Iconic X-MEN scribe Chris Claremont teams with acclaimed artist Michael Golden to take a beautifully illustrated trip to the Savage Land — complete with dinosaurs, Ka-Zar and Zabu…and monstrously mutated versions of Angel and Spider-Man?! Can Ka-Zar discover what has happened to Warren Worthington III and Peter Parker and find a way to restore them to their heroic forms? Or will it come at the cost of evil unleashed? Plus: Roger McKenzie and Trevor Von Eeden send Mister Fantastic on a solemn solo mission into the Negative Zone! Reed Richards must triumph over Annihilus alone, even if it means making a painful sacrifice! It’s one of the all-time great Marvel comic books, boldly re-presented in its original form, ads and all! Reprinting MARVEL FANFARE (1982) #2. 32 PGS./ONE-SHOT/RATED T+… $4.99 On Sale 10/28 — UNCANNY X-MEN #159 FACSIMILE EDITION WRITTEN BY CHRIS CLAREMONT PENCILED BY BILL SIENKIEWICZ COVER BY BILL SIENKIEWICZ Marvel’s mutants face an unholy threat when the immortal Dracula attempts to make Storm his undead bride! The X-Men get called to the hospital after Ororo is the victim of an apparent mugging — but when her recovery doesn’t go according to plan, the alarm bells start ringing. Storm is plagued by strange dreams and has a sudden aversion to sunlight! Soon Dracula arrives at the Mansion — but Ororo isn’t going to be turned to a vampire without a fight, and the X-Men sure won’t stand aside and let it happen! From legendary creators Chris Claremont and Bill Sienkiewicz, it’s one of the all-time great Marvel comic books, boldly re-presented in its original form, ads and all! Reprinting UNCANNY X-MEN (1981) #159. 32 PGS./ONE-SHOT/RATED T… $4.99 On Sale 10/14 — ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR #21 FACSIMILE EDITION WRITTEN BY MARK MILLAR PENCILED BY GREG...
The solution is simple… Earlier this week, we reported that DC Comics cancelled (at least for now) the Black Canary Super Powers variant cover that had been attached to the Justice League of America #200 Facsimile Edition. It made sense because the JLA #200 Facsimile is being presented in treasury size and a Super Powers cover at that scope doesn’t really work. Kinda kills the whole idea of emulating the classic toy packaging, y’know? So, what to do with the cover? These things sell or DC wouldn’t have put out three waves of them, so I expect it’s only a matter of time before it finds a new home. Now, one obvious solution would be to offer it with a series where Black Canary is appearing. Right now, she’s in Detective Comics, for example, though it’s not clear to me how long that will last. But there’s a better solution staring DC right in the face — especially considering that this third wave of Super Powers variants are all for Facsimile Editions: Release a second printing of the just-published Justice League of America #75 Facsimile Edition, featuring Dinah joining the JLA. A) That issue only came out in May — the same month this wave of SP covers began. 2) It’s an even better match than Justice League of America #200. C) It would appeal to all the Super Powers collectors. 4) It would play well with completists, who want all the Facsimile Edition variants (foil, sketch logo, etc). I have absolutely zero inside information on this — I want to stress that — but this is an idea way, way too good to ignore. If I say so myself. — MORE — BLACK CANARY SUPER POWERS Variant Cover Has Been Cancelled — at Least for Now. Click here. — DC COMICS Plans THIRD Full Wave of SUPER POWERS COVERS. Click...
Scott and Dan hit up the comics racks from 42 years ago…
An artist who added an extra edge to the cult-fave series…
