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Marvel Masterworks v374 (Iron Man v18)

This is the third volume to feature the work of Denny O'Neil & Luke McDonnell, and the third to feature an introduction written by McDonnell. I've said this before, but Luke McDonnell strikes me as a really nice guy. Did you know that, in preparation

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Comics shipping week of March 3, 2025

TOP 10 PUBLISHERS

NO. 1: MARVEL COMICS
ASTONISHING X-MEN MODERN ERA EPIC COLLECTION VOL 2 TP ($39.99)
DOCTOR STRANGE OF ASGARD #1 ($4.99)
FANTASTIC FOUR BY WAID & WIERINGO: IMAGINAUTS TP ($24.99)
FANTASTIC FOUR EPIC COLLECTION VOL 11: FOUR NO MORE TP

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X-Manhunt: The Search for Charles Xavier

Since the fall of Krakoa, Charles Xavier has been locked up in Graymalkin Prison, formerly the the Xavier School for Gifted Youngsters, in Westchester, New York.

I confess that I don't know entirely why; I stopped reading the Krakoa books about two y

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(The Original) Wonderman

...(not to be confused with Simon Williams, Wonder Man).

Brad Spencer is accidentally exposed to a sizzling voltage of a secret current, giving him super powers, which he to become the super crime-fighter, Wonderman! He is aided by his girlfriend, Car

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Titan Comics in May 2025

COMICS

HEAT SEEKER: EXPOSED - A GUN HONEY SERIES #1 (OF 4)

Format: Comic Book

(W) Charles Ardai

(A) Ace Continuado

Publisher: Hard Case Crime (imprint of Titan Comics)

FC, 32pp, $4.99, On Sale May 28, 2025

When a relentless investigative reporter thr

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Archie Comics in May 2025

ARCHIE IS MR. JUSTICE #4 (of 4)

BRAND NEW 4-PART ARCHIE PREMIUM EVENT LIMITED SERIES! This is it—the heart-wrenching conclusion to the epic four-part series is here. We finally get the perspective of Archie’s lifelong friend-turned-enemy Reggie Mantl

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DC Comics in May 2025: The DC Universe

BATMAN #160

Written by JEPH LOEB

Art and cover by JIM LEE and SCOTT WILLIAMS

Variant covers by FRANK QUITELY, GABRIELE DELL’OTTO,

and DAVID NAKAYAMA

Foil variant cover by JIM LEE and SCOTT WILLIAMS

Supersmash-Up variant cover by LEE BERMEJO

1:25 vari

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DC Comics in May 2025: Not the DC Universe

ABSOLUTE BATMAN #8

Written by SCOTT SNYDER

Art by MARCOS MARTÍN

Cover by NICK DRAGOTTA

Variant covers by BRUNO REDONDO and MARCOS MARTÍN 1:25 variant cover by RAMON VILLALOBOS

1:50 variant cover by YANICK PAQUETTE

$4.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $5.99

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Marvel Comics in May 2025: The Marvel Universe

DOOM ACADEMY #4 (OF 5)

MacKENZIE CADENHEAD (W)

PASQUAL FERRY & João Lemos (A)

COVER BY PABLO VILLALOBOS

TOTH VARIANT COVER BY WOO-CHUL LEE

TOTH VIRGIN VARIANT COVER BY WOO-CHUL LEE

VARIANT COVER BY RON LIM

VARIANT COVER BY YANICK PAQUETTE

Zoe’s frien

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Marvel Comics in May 2025: Not the Marvel Universe

GODZILLA VS. X-MEN #1

FABIAN NICIEZA (W) • EMILIO LAISO (A) • Cover by TONY DANIEL

VARIANT COVER BY IBAN COELLO • VARIANT COVER BY CHRIS CAMPANA

VARIANT COVER BY TAURIN CLARKE • VIRGIN VARIANT COVER BY TAURIN CLARKE

VERSUS VARIANT COVER BY LEE GARBET

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Comics shipping week of Feb. 24, 2025

TOP 10 PUBLISHERS

Kodansha fell out of the Top 10 in Q4 2024, replaced by Oni Press.

MARVEL COMICS
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #68.DEATHS ($3.99)
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN BY ZEB WELLS VOL 12: DEAD WRONG TP ($29.99)
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN EPIC COLLECTION VOL 11: NINE LI

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Crises on Infinite Earths

I have not read the Crisis on Infinite Earths maxi-series in its entirety for 30 years. I keep meaning to re-read the whole thing, but I have read just #11-12 many many times, most recently in 2010 and 2019. For the past year (almost), DC has been re

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Comics shipping week of Feb. 17, 2025

TOP 10 PUBLISHERS

MARVEL COMICS
ALIEN PARADISO #3 (OF 5, $3.99)
ALIENS VS AVENGERS #3 (OF 4, $7.99)
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #68 ($4.99)
BLACK PANTHER: BY COATES INTERGALACTIC EMPIRE OF WAKANDA TP ($50.00)
BLACK PANTHER: A NATION UNDER OUR FEET TP (MARVEL

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Xenozoic Tales

My first issue of Xenozoic Tales, #14, was the last issue of Xenozoic Tales. That was in 1996. The previous issue came out in 1994, and the one before that 1992. So I knew going in that Xenozoic Tales (a.k.a. "Cadillacs & Dinosaurs") was not exactly

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Comics shipping week of Feb. 10, 2025

TOP 10 PUBLISHERS

MARVEL COMICS
ALL NEW VENOM #3 ($4.99)
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #129 FACSIMILE EDITION ($4.99)
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #67 ($4.99)
CABLE: LOVE AND CHROME #2 ($3.99)
DAREDEVIL BY SALADIN AHMED VOL 3: LIVING HELL TP ($15.99)
DAREDEVIL MODERN ERA

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Comics shipping week of Feb. 3, 2025

TOP 10 PUBLISHERS

MARVEL COMICS
AVENGERS #23
BLACK PANTHER BY COATES: INTERGALACTIC EMPIRE OF WAKANDA TP ($50.00)
BLACK PANTHER: A NATION UNDER OUR FEET TP ($14.99)
CAPTAIN AMERICA/BLACK PANTHER: FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS TP ($17.99)
CAPTAIN AMERICA EPIC

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Marvel Comics for April 2025

GODZILLA VS. HULK #1

GERRY DUGGAN (W) • GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI (A/C) • VERSUS VARIANT BY LEE GARBETT

VARIANT COVER BY PEACH MOMOKO • VIRGIN VARIANT COVER BY PEACH MOMOKO

GODZILLA KING OF THE MONSTERS HOMAGE VARIANT COVER BY LEONARDO ROMERO

VARIANT COVER

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DC Comics for April 2025

SUMMER OF SUPERMAN SPECIAL #1

Written by Dan Slott, Joshua Williamson, and Mark Waid

Art and cover by Jorge Jiménez

Variant covers by Alexander Lozano, John Giang, Mahmud Asrar, and Chrissie Zullo-Uminga

1:25 ratio variant cover by Dan Jurgens

Foil v

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Titan Comics April solicitations

TITAN COMICS APRIL 2025 SOLICITS

(FEBRUARY 2025 PREVIEWS)

 

COMICS

THE SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN #8

Format: Comic book/magazine

(W): Dennis Culver, Liam Sharp, Fred Kennedy, Zack Davisson, Patch Zircher

(A): Chris Burnham, Liam Sharp, Marco Rudy, Max Von

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Archie Comics April soiicitations

Archie Comics April Solicits/February Previews

ARCHIE & FRIENDS: LEVEL UP (ONE-SHOT)

Now packed with 30 PAGES of story content, including a BRAND-NEW STORY! It’s a video game celebration issue featuring a fun retro variant cover! Archie and the Gang

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