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Get a look a the Bonus Stories in Spider-Man/Superman #1

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In just a few weeks, comic book history is made in Spider-Man/Superman #1, the latest Marvel/DC crossover one-shot! The issue celebrates the 50th anniversary of Superman vs. The Amazing Spider-Man, the first-ever Marvel/DC crossover, and follows DC’s Superman/Spider-Man #1, which released last month. In the issue’s lead story, New York Times bestselling author Brad Meltzer and superstar artist Pepe Larraz pit Spider-Man and Superman against Norman Osborn, Lex Luthor and more. Then, a lineup of incredible talent deliver even more exciting Marvel/DC team-ups in spectacular bonus stories, and fans can get a sneak peek at all eight!

  • In the shadow-laden 1930s, SPIDER-MAN NOIR encounters the original GOLDEN AGE SUPERMAN as told by Dan Slott and Marcos Martin!
  • Industry powerhouse Geoff Johns delivers his first Marvel story in over 20 years, teaming up with frequent collaborator and fellow superstar Gary Frank! A crisis ensues as the hit creative team bring the Super- and Spider-families against each together at the summons of MYSTERIO…but is their true foe an ally out of control?!
  • SYMBIOTE hordes invade Metropolis as a new War of the Realms ignites in Jason Aaron and Russell Dauterman’s epic reunion starring Jane Foster as the Mighty Thor, Wonder Woman and more!
  • Co-creator of STEEL Louise Simonson and artist Todd Nauck hammer out the tale of John Henry Irons’ clash with the HOBGOBLIN.
  • Current Amazing Spider-Man scribe Joe Kelly and artist Humberto Ramos deliver a campus crossover between GWEN STACY and LANA LANG!
  • SPIDER-MAN (MILES MORALES) teams up with SUPERMAN in a tale by Miles’ legendary co-creators, Brian Michael Bendis, who recently made his grand return to Marvel, and Sara Pichelli!
  • GHOST-SPIDER and SUPERGIRL form an unbreakable bond on a high-stakes adventure by current All-New Spider-Gwen: The Ghost-Spider scribe Stephanie Phillips and superstar artist Phil Noto!
  • Masterful super hero storytellers Jeph Loeb and Jim Cheung reunite to put their own spin on a Spider-Man/Superman team-up! 

Pick up SPIDER-MAN/SUPERMAN #1 at your local comic shop on April 22!

Preview: X-Men of Apocalypse #3

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X-Men of Apocalypse #3

(W) Jeph Loeb (A) Simone Di Meo

INTO THE SAVAGE LAND! The XOA journey to a land before time and Gambit finds the woman he loves on a world he never made — Rogue!

Plus, Sabretooth versus Zabu! Guest-starring Magneto, Ka-Zar, Sauron and Simone Di Meo making magic with dinosaurs!

X-Men of Apocalypse #3

Marvel reveals more Spider-Man/Superman #1 covers and a First Look at the Lead Story!

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Marvel Comics and DC Comics’ newest crossover comic is only a few months away! DC’s Superman/Spider-Man #1 hits stands in March, followed by Marvel’s Spider-Man/Superman #1 in April. Celebrating the 50th anniversary of Superman vs. The Amazing Spider-Man, the first-ever Marvel/DC crossover, each one-shot features team-ups of two of the world’s most beloved super heroes, Spider-Man and Superman, along with backup tales with more mind-blowing Marvel/DC character team-ups. Today, fans can check out the final variant covers for Spider-Man/Superman and score a sneak peek at the lead story by New York Times bestselling author Brad Meltzer and artist Pepe Larraz.

The new variant covers revealed today include:

  • An homage cover by Giuseppe Camuncoli inspired by Civil War #1
  • An homage cover by David Marquez inspired by Power Man and Iron Fist #50
  • An homage cover by Sanford Greene inspired by Infinity Gauntlet #1
  • A cover by Adam Hughes depicting Black Cat busted by Power Girl
  • A cover by Ivan Talavera spotlighting Silk and Supergirl

Following Meltzer and Larraz’s story, fans can look forward to the following bonus tales!

  • In the shadow-laden 1930s, SPIDER-MAN NOIR encounters the original GOLDEN AGE SUPERMAN as told by Dan Slott and Marcos Martin!
  • Industry powerhouse Geoff Johns delivers his first Marvel story in over 20 years, teaming up with frequent collaborator and fellow superstar Gary Frank! A crisis ensues as the hit creative team bring the Super- and Spider-families against each together at the summons of MYSTERIO…but is their true foe an ally out of control?!
  • SYMBIOTE hordes invade Metropolis as a new War of the Realms ignites in Jason Aaron and Russell Dauterman’s epic reunion starring Jane Foster as the Mighty Thor, Wonder Woman and more!
  • Co-creator of STEEL Louise Simonson and artist Todd Nauck hammer out the tale of John Henry Irons’ clash with the HOBGOBLIN.
  • Current Amazing Spider-Man scribe Joe Kelly and artist Humberto Ramos deliver a campus crossover between GWEN STACY and LANA LANG!
  • SPIDER-MAN (MILES MORALES) teams up with SUPERMAN in a tale by Miles’ legendary co-creators, Brian Michael Bendis, who recently made his grand return to Marvel, and Sara Pichelli!
  • GHOST-SPIDER and SUPERGIRL form an unbreakable bond on a high-stakes adventure by current All-New Spider-Gwen: The Ghost-Spider scribe Stephanie Phillips and superstar artist Phil Noto!
  • Masterful super hero storytellers Jeph Loeb and Jim Cheung reunite to put their own spin on a Spider-Man/Superman team-up! 

Check out the new covers and preorder Spider-Man/Superman #1 at your local comic shop today!

Marvel reveals new Spider-Man/Superman #1 Covers and Stories

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Marvel Comics and DC Comics join forces again this year with two new Spider-Man/Superman crossover comics celebrating the 50th anniversary of Superman vs. The Amazing Spider-Man, the first-ever Marvel/DC crossover. DC’s one-shot, Superman/Spider-Man #1, arrives in March, with Marvel’s Spider-Man/Superman #1 following in April. Each will be packed with ALL-NEW stories starring Marvel’s web-slinging wall-crawler and DC’s Man of Tomorrow along with additional stories featuring more history-making Marvel/DC team-ups, including two stories for Marvel’s Spider-Man/Superman #1 revealed! Writer Stephanie Phillips and artist Phil Noto will pair Ghost-Spider and Supergirl while Jeph Loeb and Jim Cheung will deliver an additional Spider-Man/Superman team-up!

Fans can also see new variant covers for the issue including:

  • A cover by Gary Frank, spotlighting his story with Geoff Johns that pits Spider-Man and Superman—and their families—against Mysterio
  • A cover by Humberto Ramos, teasing the Gwen Stacy and Lana Lang story he’s working on with Joe Kelly
  • A cover by Frank Miller, featuring the comic book legend’s take on the armored Superman, Spider-Man, and Dark Knight
  • A cover by E.M. Gist stunningly depicting the titular stars soaring the skies together
  • A cover by Skottie Young where the artist infuses this historic meeting with his iconic humor
  • And previously revealed covers like a Logo Mash-Up Variant Cover presenting Spider-Man and Superman’s iconic logos on the front and Venom and Bizarro’s logos on the back; a Peach Momoko representing Phillips and Noto’s story; and more!

The lead story starring Spider-Man and Superman will be written by New York Times bestselling author Brad Meltzer, marking his first full-length Marvel Comics story, and drawn by Pepe Larraz, one of the industry’s most acclaimed talents. The various bonus stories will be brought to the page by a monumental lineup of industry stars, including a few surprises readers will be talking about for the next fifty years!

Here’s what to expect:

  • THWIP, THWIP AND AWAY! Brad Meltzer and Pepe Larraz pit SPIDER-MAN and SUPERMAN against LEX LUTHOR and NORMAN OSBORN as their greatest villains exploit some of their greatest weaknesses!
  • In the shadow-laden 1930s, SPIDER-MAN NOIR encounters the original GOLDEN AGE SUPERMAN as told by Dan Slott and Marcos Martin!
  • Industry powerhouse Geoff Johns delivers his first Marvel story in over 20 years, teaming up with frequent collaborator and fellow superstar Gary Frank! A crisis ensues as the hit creative team bring the Super- and Spider-families against each together at the summons of MYSTERIO…but is their true foe an ally out of control?!
  • SYMBIOTE hordes invade Metropolis as a new War of the Realms ignites in Jason Aaron and Russell Dauterman’s epic reunion starring Jane Foster as the Mighty Thor, Wonder Woman and more!
  • Co-creator of STEEL Louise Simonson and artist Todd Nauck hammer out the tale of John Henry Irons’ clash with the HOBGOBLIN.
  • Current Amazing Spider-Man scribe Joe Kelly and artist Humberto Ramos deliver a campus crossover between GWEN STACY and LANA LANG!
  • SPIDER-MAN (MILES MORALES) teams up with SUPERMAN in a tale by Miles’ legendary co-creators, Brian Michael Bendis, who recently made his grand return to Marvel, and Sara Pichelli!
  • GHOST-SPIDER and SUPERGIRL form an unbreakable bond on a high-stakes adventure by current All-New Spider-Gwen: The Ghost-Spider scribe Stephanie Phillips and superstar artist Phil Noto!
  • Masterful super hero storytellers Jeph Loeb and Jim Cheung reunite to put their own spin on a Spider-Man/Superman team-up! 
  • And more!

Check out the new covers and preorder the Spider-Man/Superman #1 at your local comic shop today!

Exclusive Preview: X-Men of Apocalypse #2

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X-Men of Apocalypse #2

(W) Jeph Loeb (A) Simone Di Meo (L) Richard Starkings
(CA) Simone Di Meo (VCA) Arthur Adams and Meghan Hetrick, Joe Madureira, Joshua “Sway” Swaby, Mark Brooks, Russell Dauterman, Stephen Platt and Marte Gracia

BACK TO WHERE IT BEGAN! The X-Men of Apocalypse have gone back to where it all began in their quest to restore their history! But before they can, it means mixing it up with the original X-Men!

X-Men of Apocalypse #2

X-Men of Apocalypse #1 Feels like a Jumbled Mess… like the X-Men’s Timeline

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X-Men of Apocalypse #1

The X-Men of Apocalypse are here in the Marvel Universe – and that’s a very bad thing for the Uncanny X-Men! X-Men of Apocalypse #1 pits the team against the Uncanny X-Men for a series that caters to the hardcore fans.

I’ve read a lot of X-Men and I couldn’t even tell you what the hell is up with the timelines in X-Men of Apocalypse. Written by Jeph Loeb, the series has a team of X-Men from the Age of Apocalypse traveling to the Age of Xavier… for some reason. In short, after the Age of Apocalypse was ended, that timeline never reverted. Now this AoA team of X-Men is traveling to revert it? It’s kind of hard to understand really what the point is and that’s just one of the issues of this series.

After an Alpha issue, X-Men of Apocalypse #1 hits the shelves almost two months exactly from that Alpha release. And, unless you were really excited and invested in that Alpha issue, this first issue adds very little to everything. The AoA X-Men team come across Nate Grey and battle it out with the usual trope that’s yawn inducing at this point and then go into a battle with the X-Men of that time period. And tropes are on the menu as the end teases more of the same with the second issue.

While the art pops, it’s a bit baffling why there’s any fighting at all and for once heroes just explain to the other heroes what they’re doing and why they’re present. It’s a story that feels pointless beyond cool art. And that includes the mission overall. They’re traveling to… erase their timeline which has already been erased? The motivations, and obvious cause of this anomaly, just feels rather odd in presentation and setup.

But, the art does pop. Simone Di Meo‘s art, especially the colors, look great and feel like a bit of an homage to the original series. Along with Richard Starkings on lettering, the characters and art looks solid with an almost Capcom vs. Marvel feel to the visuals and battles. But, it’s really the art that’s the draw, no pun intended. It’s action, fighting, and characters striking poses, for a story that’s overall thin.

X-Men of Apocalypse #1 is for the hardcore X-Men fans and really for the hardcore that long for the Age of Apocalypse. It’s a weird return to the world, especially with the “Age of Revelation” currently underway and with an ad for that storyline in this issue, it almost makes you think this is tied into that in some way. Who knows where this goes, but, like Ultimate Spider-Man: Incursion, it feels like a mini-series whose end results will be more entertaining than what happens getting to them.

Story: Jeph Loeb Art: Simone Di Meo Letterer: Richard Starkings, Comicraft
Story: 7.0 Art: 8.25 Overall: 7.0 Recommendation: Pass

Marvel provided Graphic Policy with a FREE copy for review

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