Daredevil #1
(W) Saladin Ahmed (A) Aaron Kuder (CA) John Romita Jr.
Rating T+
In Shops: Sep 13, 2023
SRP: $6.99
BORN AGAIN!
The new era of Daredevil starts here! Industry stars SALADIN AHMED and AARON KUDER have laced up and entered the ring, ready to take Matt Murdock on a knockout of an adventure! Where does Elektra fit into all of this? What is the future of Hell’s Kitchen? Romance! Intrigue! And, of course, ACTION! All delivered in the Mighty Marvel Manner!
Avengers Inc. #1
(W) Al Ewing (A) Leonard Kirk (CA) Daniel Acuna
Rated T+
In Shops: Sep 13, 2023
SRP: $4.99
ACTION! MYSTERY! ADVENTURE! Her name is Janet Van Dyne. She’s a hero. She’s a celebrity. She’s hunting a killer. His name is Victor Shade. He’s a villain. He’s an enigma. He just got killed. And together, they’re out to solve every mystery in the Marvel Universe…starting with their own. AL EWING and LEONARD KIRK bring you a whole new style of Avenging – from a whole new style of Avengers…
Werewolf By Night #1
(W) Derek Landy (A) Fran Galan (CA) Corin Howell
Rated T+
In Shops: Sep 13, 2023
SRP: $5.99
AN UNHOLY ALLIANCE! In the shadows of black-and-white night, Jack Russell races to halt the sacrifice of a young girl at the hands of monsters. Elsa Bloodstone, in all her colorful monster-hunting glory, isn’t far behind. But can they put their differences aside long enough to save the day? And what would such a partnership even look like?
From Abomination to Venom, all your favorite Marvel Comics super villains are featured in this exclusive collection of painted portraits by Alex Ross—one of the most respected and influential artists working in comics. This eagerly anticipated follow-up to The Alex Ross Marvel Comics Poster Book is the first-ever collection of these stunning and dynamic portraits and comes with 37 ready-to-frame, removable art prints as well as an all-new introduction and commentary by Ross, preparatory sketches and ancillary illustrations, and a bonus four-page gatefold of all 37 iconic portraits. These villainous posters showcase Marvel’s rogue’s gallery as you’ve never seen them before, painted in the award-winning, breathtaking style that has made Ross famous.
Art: Alex Ross
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BORN AGAIN! The new era of Daredevil starts with a new Daredevil #1! Where does Elektra fit into all of this? What is the future of Hell’s Kitchen? Romance! Intrigue! And, of course, ACTION!
After the wild ride that was the previous run of Daredevil, writer Saladin Ahmed kicks off Daredevil #1 leaning somewhat hard into those events. A quick recap catches readers up, but even with that, the debut issue feels like those who haven’t been keeping up might be missing something. Still, the debut has its moments and concepts are interesting enough.
Ahmed’s Matt Murdock is a Priest running an orphanage that both the church and city want to shut down. But, a generous benefactor makes sure that doesn’t happen, keeping things running and him in the clear. But, Murdock’s past has still happened and he’s haunted by memories and dreams of his former life. It’s an interesting concept overall for the character but one that’s a little predictable in a way. Of course he’ll done the costume again at some point and regain his memories. It’s a question of how and when.
Where the comic gets intriguing is Murdock’s faith. He sees his actions as Daredevil and what haunts him as sinful and he’s doing his best to live a life free from all of that. The dive into Murdock’s Catholicism is something we’ve seen off and on throughout the years and while present here, it feels more surface level than anything deep. Still, it’s an interesting direction with potential.
Where the comic stumbles are some specifics that feel very “Punisher back as avenging angel.” It’s not explained but felt like a record scratch in an otherwise ok issue. How that particular aspect is used in the story as presented going forward will be interesting and at least gives Daredevil something to fight beyond ninjas and Kingpin.
The art by Aaron Kuder is good. Like the story itself, it’s entertaining enough and shows some really interesting moments and potential for future issues. With color by Jesus Aburtov and lettering by Clayton Cowles, the script keeps the action limited for the most part which at times allows the action to pop. Kuder channels Jim Steranko in one two page spread that shows what could be. The use of Matt’s radar too is limited but that might be more about the story and his fighting his past. What is shown shows off some potential there for the art to pop. While there’s some solid panels and pages, overall, the visuals like excitement.
Daredevil #1 feels reserved in many ways. It’s a slow start overall that has interesting concepts but not an interesting pitch of those concepts. It feels rather safe in some ways and a little bit of a throwback in others. After the wild, emotional driven ride, that was the previous volume, this one is a definite change in pace.
Story: Saladin Ahmed Art: Aaron Kuder
Color: Jesus Aburtov Letterer: Clayton Cowles
Story: 7.0 Art: 7.75 Overall: 7.0 Recommendation: Read
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This October, Marvel is returning to New York Comic Con with a line-up of fan-favorite panels, can’t-miss activations, exciting announcements, New York Comic Con convention-exclusive merchandise, all-star talent signings, and countless fan experiences at the Marvel booth from Thursday, October 12 through Sunday, October 15.
Marvel will be on the ground to host the events in the Marvel Booth and fans at home can experience it all by watching the exclusive livestream broadcast hosted by Ryan Penagos, Josh Saleh, Langston Belton, Ray Lowe, and Mikey Trujillo. Tour the convention floor with Marvel, learn about some of your favorite Marvel characters, and don’t miss anything from the Marvel stage and events around NYCC!
An overview of Marvel’s panels can be found below. More details about Marvel’s NYCC merchandise, booth, and booth activities, including additional signings and events, are coming soon.
Avengers Assemble: A This Week in Marvel Special Event
3:15PM – 4:15PM EST | Room 409
Agent M himself, AKA Ryan Penagos (VP & Creative Executive), returns to host a can’t-miss live edition of the This Week in Marvel podcast! Just in time for the Avengers 60th anniversary, join Marvel Comics Editor-in-Chief C.B. Cebulski and Executive Editor Tom Brevoort, along with writers Jed MacKay (Avengers) and Al Ewing (Avengers Inc), in a deep-dive discussion on Marvel’s mightiest line of comics: the Avengers! Get the scoop on the Avengers’ epic conflict with the Ashen Combine, learn more about the Wasp’s new style of avenging with the mysterious Victor Shade– and stick around to the end for an exclusive giveaway! Avengers fans, this one is for you.
MARVEL: Amazing Spider-Man – Gang War
3:15PM – 4:15PM EST | Room 409
Marvel Comics Executive Spider-Editor Nick Lowe web-slings by to host a scintillating symposium on everyone’s favorite wall-crawler – and the latest mess of trouble he’s gotten himself into in the thrilling Gang War comics crossover! A war has erupted among the gang lords of the Big Apple, and only Spidey’s hand-picked team of heroes (including Miles Morales, She-Hulk, Daredevil, Spider-Woman, and Luke Cage) can stop them. So join Nick, Marvel Comics Editor-in-Chief C.B. Cebulski, and an array of other arachnid aficionados including Zeb Wells (Amazing Spider-Man), Erica Schultz (Daredevil: Gang War), and Greg Pak (Deadly Hands of Kung Fu: Gang War),to get the lay of the land for this showstopper of a crossover! PLUS, stay to the end for an exclusive giveaway!
Marvel Multiverse Role-Playing Game: The Official NYCC Live Play
4:30PM – 6:00PM EST | Room 409
It’s Friday the 13th! If you dare, come experience the Marvel Multiverse RPG like never before – as an all-star cast of mighty Marvel guests and tabletop RPG players embark on a thrilling supernatural mission for a night of role-playing you won’t want to miss.
Marvel Fanfare with C.B. Cebulski
1:45PM – 2:45PM EST | Room 405
Marvel Comics Editor-in-Chief C.B. Cebulski is in the House (of Ideas)! Come join C.B. and his hand-picked panel of industry greats in an illuminating discussion on everything and anything Marvel – and be sure to bring your burning questions for the Q&A session. Stick around until the very end for a special giveaway!
MARVEL: Next Big Thing
3:15PM – 4:15PM EST | Room 405
This is it, True Believers – The panel you’ve all been waiting for! Join Marvel Comics Editor-in-Chief C.B. Cebulski as he and some of the most monumental talent of today – including Gerry Duggan (X-Men, Uncanny Avengers), Jonathan Hickman (G.O.D.S., Ultimate Universe) and Jed MacKay (Avengers, Moon Knight) – give a behind-the-scenes look at Marvel’s biggest books while peeling back the curtain on the future of the Marvel Universe. Filled to the brim with announcements, first-looks, and tantalizing teases (including a special look at the biggest Marvel Comics story of 2024), this is THE can’t-miss Marvel panel of New York Comic Con! Don’t forget to stay ‘til the end for the one-of-a-kind giveaway.
Women of Marvel
1:45PM – 2:45PM EST | Room 409
The Women of Marvel return to New York! Join host Ellie Pyle (Executive Director, Digital Content), Jennifer Grunwald (Director, Production & Special Projects) and some more of Marvel’s mightiest women as they share what it’s like for women working in the industry today, while teasing what’s next in Marvel’s stunning slate of women-led projects. Don’t miss this always lively discussion and be sure to stick around for the exclusive giveaway at the end!
We’ve got the exclusive reveal of Miles Morales: Spider-Man #14, a tie-in to the upcoming story “Gang War“!
Revealed at San Diego Comic-Con, “Gang War” sees a war erupt between the gang lords of New York City, causing chaos throughout the Big Apple. Villains are fighting villains. Criminals are fighting criminals. Hobgoblin, Mr. Negative, the Owl, Shotgun, Diamondback, A.I.M., H.Y.D.R.A., and more battle with and against each other for NYC supremacy.
MILES MORALES: SPIDER-MAN #14
Written by CODY ZIGLAR
Art and Cover by FEDERICO VICENTINI
On Sale 12/27
THE PROWLER ENTERS THE BATTLEFIELD!
HOBGOBLIN launches his first strike in the Gang War, and he’s offering no quarter for SPIDER-MAN! And the PROWLER joins the fight — but is he friend or foe?!
Wednesdays (and Tuesdays) are new comic book day! Each week hundreds of comics are released, and that can be pretty daunting to go over and choose what to buy. That’s where we come in
Each week our contributors choose what they can’t wait to read this week or just sounds interesting. In other words, this is what we’re looking forward to and think you should be taking a look at!
Find out what folks think below, and what comics you should be looking out for this week.
Alligator Loki #1 (Marvel) – The hit character’s digital comic gets a print version.
Astrobots #5 (Massive Publishing) – The series wraps up and we want more as the final battle rages and the human colonists are caught in the middle. We’re excited to see how it ends and we already want more!
Avengers Inc. #1 (Marvel) – Janet Van Dyne leads a new team solving mysteries as they hunt a killer.
Batman and Robin #1 (DC Comics) – Damian and Batman are back together again facing a new villain that watches from the shadows.
Batman: Gargoyle of Gotham #1 (DC Comics) – Rafael Grampa’s twisted vision of both the Dark Knight and the city of Gotham. Nuff said.
Coda #1 (BOOM! Studios) – Coda is back as the return of magic is teased and prophecies of paradise abound. It’ll be interesting to see how well the series balances new and returning readers.
Daredevil #1 (Marvel) – It’s a new era for Daredevil with a new creative team.
Dark Ride #8 (Image Comics) – It’s the end of the latest arc and it’s the showdown between Halloween and Sam as the winner will control the future of the Dante family and Devil Land! We’re loving this horror series.
Incredible Hulk #4 (Marvel) – This new run has been fantastic taking the character deep in his horror roots.
Kill More #1 (IDW Publishing) – The first issue is a fun one about a run down city filled with killers and an overworked cop. Check out our review!
Mech Cadets #2 (BOOM! Studios) – We loved the first issue of the returning series which balanced fun and action and welcomed new readers.
Negaduck #1 (Dynamite) – We love Dynamite’s Darkwing Duck series so more set in that world is all right by us. Let’s get evil!
Waller vs. Wildstorm #3 (DC Comics/DC Black Label) – The series has been an interesting blending of traditional DC and Wildstorm for adults.
We Are Not Strangers (Abrams Comicarts) – Based on a true story about Jewish immigrants and their relationship with Japanese-Americans during World War II.
Werewolf By Night #1 (Marvel) – Jack Russell and Elsa Bloodstone need to team up to stop the sacrifice of a young girl by some monsters.
You’ve Been Cancelled #4 (Mad Cave Studios) – The series has been a fun mix of action, violence, and satire.
The next generation of Marvel art is on full display at the Disney Hotel New York – The Art of Marvel at Disneyland Paris! This past June, the Marvel Art Atelier, invited aspiring comic books artists for a one-of-a-kind training program, the results of which are now showing at the Jack Kirby Legacy Gallery alongside a collection of artwork by the world’s most iconic Marvel artists.
During the program, a class of talented mentees unleashed their creativity under the expert guidance of Marvel artist and mentors Giuseppe Camuncoli and Olivier Coipel along with artists Peach Momoko and Natacha Bustos. This quartet of superstar Marvel talent taught the mentees all the tricks and techniques they need to bring the page to life in a way that only Marvel can do. After a series of themed challenges, including a final 24-hour challenge to draw an entire comic page, Federica Mancin was selected as the strongest prospective mentee of the week on the basis of her work. This young artist won her very first official Marvel assignment in person by Marvel Comics Editor-In-Chief C.B. Cebulski, and fans can see her artwork this October when she fills in for series artist Federico Vicentini in Miles Morales: Spider-Man #11. In what is sure to be an epic beginning to Mancin’s burgeoning career, this upcoming issue of writer Cody Ziglar’s hit run features a team-up between Spider-Man and Blade and an action-packed showdown with new villain Hightail.
Check out some of Mancin’s brilliant new Marvel Comics artwork now and pick up Miles Morales: Spider-Man #11 on October 18! Keep an eye out in the coming months as more Marvel Art Atelier participants make their exciting Marvel Comics debuts!
It’s a new week! We’ve got a lot coming at you after a busy weekend at Baltimore Comic Con and SPX! We’ll kick it off with some comic news and reviews you might have missed!
CBR – Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav Vows To Fight To End the Hollywood Strikes – When it looks like you’re about to lose a lot of money, of course you are.
How to Love Comics – What Are Marvel Epic Collections And Are They Good For New Readers? – If you’ve ever wondered.
ICv2 – ‘March’ Artist Nate Powell to Adapt ‘Lies My Teacher Told Me’ – Nice!
Smash Pages – ‘Zippy the Pinhead’ creator Bill Griffith wins the Reuben Award – Congrats!
The Beat – A Year of Free Comics: STAR TREK: THE ANIMATED CELEBRATION PRESENTS THE SCHEIMER BARRIER goes beyond the farthest star – Free comics!
Reviews
Collected Editions – Gotham Academy: Maps of Mystery #1
CBR – Hunt for the Skinwalker #1
The Beat – Xogenasys Vol. 1
