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Clover Press’ Kickstarter campaign is live… Not long ago, Marvel ceased publishing its long-running line of Marvel Masterworks — high-end hardcovers that appeal to the hardcore collector. But they are officially back — as in right now — through Clover Press’ just launched Kickstarter campaign. The first wave includes Marvel Masterworks: The Uncanny X-Men, Vol. 18; Marvel Masterworks: The Mighty Thor, Vol. 25; Marvel Masterworks: The Tomb of Dracula, Vol. 6 — and, amid much demand — Marvel Masterworks: Super-Villain Team-Up, Vol. 1. Each book will get three covers — the two classic versions and a new one designed by Clover Press co-founder and Art Director Robbie Robbins. Here’s more about Wave 1; descriptions by Clover Press: MARVEL MASTERWORKS: THE MIGHTY THOR VOL. 25 (VARIANT VOL. 392) Written by WALTER SIMONSON Penciled by WALTER SIMONSON & SAL BUSCEMA Cover by WALTER SIMONSON In Marvel Masterworks: The Mighty Thor, Vol. 25, Walter Simonson and Sal Buscema’s original art is faithfully restored and looking better than ever as The God of Thunder leads an army into Hel itself in this fan-favorite classic every Marvel fan should have in their library—collecting THE MIGHTY THOR (1966) 360-369 and BALDER THE BRAVE (1985) 1-4. Featuring an introduction by Walter Simonson The creative team behind this volume is led by legendary writer/artist Walter Simonson, whose groundbreaking run on The Mighty Thor is widely regarded as one of the greatest in comic book history. Simonson redefined the God of Thunder with epic storytelling and unforgettable creations like Beta Ray Bill, while also leaving his mark on titles including Fantastic Four and X-Factor. Joining him is acclaimed artist Sal Buscema, one of Marvel’s most prolific illustrators, celebrated for his work on The Incredible Hulk, Captain America, and The Avengers. — MARVEL MASTERWORKS: THE UNCANNY X-MEN VOL. 18 HC (VARIANT VOL. 390) Written by CHRIS CLAREMONT with LOUISE SIMONSON & WALTER SIMONSON Penciled by JIM LEE & MARC SILVESTRI with ARTHUR ADAMS, BILL JAASKA, MIKE COLLINS, JON BOGDANOVE, BUTCH GUICE, TERRY SHOEMAKER, CHRIS WOZNIAK, MARK HEIKE & WHILCE PORTACIO Cover by JIM LEE The Uncanny X-Men, Vol. 18, Chris Claremont and Jim Lee begin their march towards X-Men #1, the Guiness Book of World Records top-selling comic book of all time—collecting THE UNCANNY X-MEN (1981) 256-268 & ANNUAL (1970) 14 and material from THE FANTASTIC FOUR ANNUAL (1963)...
EXCLUSIVE: From the new Marvel Masterworks: Super-Villain Team-Up, Vol. 1… Marvel Masterworks, the beloved line of high-end reprint collections, is finally back — officially. MMW, as it’s fondly known, was halted by the House of Ideas a while back but now Clover Press has taken the reins and is continuing the series in the same format, funding the line through Kickstarter — which has finally gone live today. So, now, for the first time. you’ll be able to get your hands on Marvel Masterworks: Super-Villain Team-Up, Vol. 1; Marvel Masterworks: The Uncanny X-Men, Vol. 18; Marvel Masterworks: The Mighty Thor, Vol. 25; and Marvel Masterworks: The Tomb of Dracula, Vol. 6, Head on over here for all the ordering info, but below we present an EXCLUSIVE EXCERPT — Roy Thomas’ introduction to Marvel Masterworks: Super-Villain Team-Up, Vol. 1, in which he reveals the complete history of the Bronze Age cult-favorite series. Dig this. By ROY THOMAS Super-Villain Team-Up was my idea? And here I was thinking it was Stan’s! However, a glance at my gabby little editorial piece, reprinted on Page 52 of this volume, reminded me of what I wrote back in the waning days of 1974 — and I assume my memory of that comic’s origins was far sharper then than it is now, a half-century plus later. I shouldn’t be surprised. Like most people, I remember some ancient actions of mine (like coining the word “adamantium” or selling Marvel neo-publisher Stan Lee on the name and notion of The Invaders) as clearly as if they’d happened yesterday—while other events might as well have happened on the dark side of the moon, and during an eclipse, at that! Still, I’ve no reason to doubt that, as I say on that text page, it was the accidental juxtaposition of reprint-bound pinups of the Sub-Mariner and Doctor Doom that suddenly made me conceive of a “super-villain team-up” mag as one answer to publisher Stan’s recent request for me, as his editor- in-chief, to dream up a few new, and hopefully salesworthy, titles. The love/hate relationship of Prince Namor and Victor von Doom was a natural, of course. I could still recall how, after Subby had returned to comics (temporarily as at least a quasi-villain) in Fantastic Four #4 and Doom had made his diabolical debut the very next issue, then...
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