Tuesday, March 26, 2024

IN THE SHOPS 10 YEARS AGO TODAY


AVENGERS #27 $3.99 
   Writer: Jonathan Hickman Art: Salvador Larroca Cover art: Mike Deodato
    The science war overtakes the world(s). The collision of Avengers and New Avengers is imminent. Plenty of Thor battle action in this issue.





UNCANNY AVENGERS #18.NOW $3.99 
   Writer: Rick Remender Cover and interior art: Daniel Acuña
    Welcome to Planet X, the new mutant homeworld, where everything is great-presuming that you possess the mutant gene! Janet Van Dyne, the Wasp, is the last human being alive, relentlessly pursued by Magneto and his All-New X-Force and their "No More Humans" campaign, and protected by her husband, Havok!
    There is a one-panel appearance by a probable parallel-time Thor…

Monday, March 25, 2024

NEW THOR IN YOUR LCS 4 YEARS AGO TODAY

 
ROAD TO EMPYRE KREE SKRULL WAR #1 $4.99 
(W) Robbie Thompson (A) Mattia De Iulis, Javier Rodriguez (CA) Phil Noto
EMPYRE IS COMING!
The build-up to Marvel's massive event series of the spring begins here-but in actuality, it began a millennia ago, with a challenge on the moon! In the wake of INCOMING, everything has changed for the Kree and the Skrulls. And out in the cold on Earth, the Warner family (MEET THE SKRULLS) need to work out what has happened and what it means for the future of their family and their race! And that means educating their kids on just how the Kree and the Skrulls first went to war!
RON LIM VARIANT




TAROT #4 $4.99 
(W) Alan Davis (A/CA) Paul Renaud
Merged into a single amalgamated band, the combined heroes of the amalgamated Avengers and Defenders race against the clock to put everything right - as the final card begins to turn.

ALAN DAVIS VARIANT 




MARVEL ACTION AVENGERS #1
IDW PUBLISHING
(W) Katie Cook (A/CA) Butch K. Mapa

Year two of Marvel Action: Avengers begins here! Grab your favorite teammate and strap in for adventure, Avengers-style! Every issue of this humorous, fun-filled series will find an Avenger paired up with an unlikely fellow super hero to thwart the plans of outrageous villains! First up, Thor and Ant-Man go...antiquing? Anything to stop Loki's newest scheme!

Sunday, March 24, 2024

ON THE SPINNER RACKS Mar/Apr 1971

Cover and interior art by John Buscema.

Cover and interior art by Sal Buscema.

Saturday, March 23, 2024

ON THE SPINNER RACKS Mar/Apr/May 1973

Gil Kane covers a Gerry Conway story (interior art by John Buscema, Don Perlin and Vince Colletta)
The 1st appearance of Sssthgar, an alien slaver.

Friday, March 22, 2024

IN YOUR LCS 7 YEARS AGO TODAY

UNWORTHY THOR #5 $3.99 
(W) Jason Aaron (A) Olivier Coipel & Various (CA) Olivier Coipel
  The hammer of the Ultimate Thor is finally within reach of Asgard's fallen son.  Is redemption finally at hand?  
Chris Stevens 25 copy incentive variant cover
Yu 50 copy incentive variant cover

Thursday, March 21, 2024

IN YOUR LCS 6 YEARS AGO TODAY

MIGHTY THOR #705 $3.99
(W) Jason Aaron (A/CA) Russell Dauterman
   Thor battles the unstoppable Mangog, with the fate of all Asgardia hanging in the balance. Is Thor willing to pay the ultimate price in order to save the gods? The tragic and heroic story of Jane Foster finally reaches its heart-rending zenith. You knew it was coming. The Death of Thor is here at last. And, of course, Thor Odinson is there for it.
Artgerm variant
Jee Hyung variant
Esad Ribic variant

DOCTOR STRANGE DAMNATION #3 $3.99
(W) Donny Cates, Nick Spencer (A) Szymon Kudranski (CA) Rod Reis
   Wong's makeshift Midnight Sons (Iron Fist! Blade! Moon Knight! The Scarlet Spider?!) stand against a whole platoon of Ghost Riders and a Demon Lady Thor.

INCREDIBLE HULK #714 $3.99
(W) Greg Pak (A) Carlo Barberi (CA) Mike Deodato
    WORLD WAR HULK II BEGINS! Following his apocalyptic adventure on Planet Hulk, Amadeus Cho returns to Earth - but the raging monster inside of him has been unchained, leading to dire consequences for anybody who crosses the Formerly Awesome Hulk's path! The still hammerless Thor Odinson appears on the first 2 pages.

THANOS #17 $3.99
(W) Donny Cates (A/CA) Geoff Shaw
   THE SURFER STRIKES! Thanos and his future self take on the most powerful opposition to his reign left in the universe -  Norrin Radd.   Can even two Thanoses crack his Cosmic Shell? Even though no Thors appear in this issue, Mjolner co-stars.

Wednesday, March 20, 2024

IN YOUR LCS 45 YEARS AGO TODAY

What an historic confrontation.
The cover and story art by Herb Trimpe and Dan Green.
Doug Moench provided the words.