They’ve been removed from Netflix but Marvel Studios‘ shows are returning! Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, Iron Fist, The Defenders, and The Punisher are coming to Disney+ on March 16. Joining them are Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. which originally aired on ABC which is owned by Disney.
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Marvel‘s one-shot Timeless wrapped up 2021 with a tease of what’s to come in 2022. The comic teased the return of Marvelman/Miracleman to comics and it looks like the proper Marvel Universe. 2022 kicks off with another return in the pages of Darkhold: Omega.
Darkhold: Omega wraps up the miniseries that had heroes corrupted, led by Scarlet Witch, to take on Chthon. The event has been an interesting one, feeling slightly off due to its delays.
With the heroes facing Chthon, an energy ball forms with a character inside. The heroes attack the individual not knowing who he is and thinking they’re competition in defeating Chthon (they’re corrupted, roll with it). The mysterious character stops their attack by finds his energy spent and facing Chthon himself who attempts to cross over to Earth when he’s stopped by Scarlet Witch and Doctor Doom.
One of the comic’s endings features Janet Van Dyne confronting the mystery character in Pennsylvania who has crossed over to Earth from Other-Realm.
Who’s the mysterious character?
Omega the Unknown!
Yes, over a decade on the sidelines the classic character is back and what that means is unknown (no pun intended).
Omega the Unknown debuted in March 1976 in Omega the Unknown #1. The character was created by Steve Gerber, Mary Skrenes, and Jim Mooney.
Omega is the last remaining member of an alien race and escapes to Earth. The comic also features James-Michael who has dreams and visions he shares with Omega. We find out James-Michael’s parents are robots after an accident where he wakes up later in a private hospital exhibiting a lack of emotion to those events. After being attacked Omega shows up to protect James-Michael and James-Michael eventually shoots bursts from his hands, something Omega has done as well. The series followed the mystery of James-Michael who is fostered by two young women in Hell’s Kitchen and Omega being a hero. What’s the connection between the two?
The series wrapped up after 10 issues leaving a lot of questions unanswered. They were sort of answered in two issues of The Defenders in 1979 written by Steven Grant.
In The Defenders, we learn that Omega and James-Michael are bio-engineered beings engineered by a mechanoid race called the Protars. The Protars decide to create an ideal race of humanoids when they foresee their extinction. At the end of The Defenders, James-Michael destroys himself and Omega is dead after being shot by police in his own series. Basically, the characters were written out of existence by a lot of death.
Last we saw the use of the character was a 2007 10-issue limited series by Jonathan Lethem and Farel Dalrymple that delivered a new take on the character.
In Darkhold: Omega, Omega is referred to as model X3Z, a reference to the previous run which teases what readers should be checking out, his 10-issue series and then the two issues of The Defenders. All of them are available on Marvel Unlimited.
It’s unknown exactly what happened to Omega that he wound up in Other-Realm and it’ll be interesting to see where Marvel takes this one. But, with the return and Miracleman and now this? 2022 is sure looking to be an intriguing year that celebrates and brings back some classics.
Marvel has your answer for what to read next with the release of new Hidden Gem digital-exclusive comics and collections, on sale now! Re-live pulse-pounding crossovers from the 1990s, witness the greatest moments of your favorite characters and thrill to compilations of the most jaw-dropping variant covers ever created including:
AVENGERS: SUBTERRANEAN WARS – The underground has gone to war! Lava Men, Moloids and more battle the Deviants, and the Avengers are caught in the crosshairs! Can Earth’s Mightiest prevent the warzone from spilling over to above ground?
DEFENDERS: RETURN OF THE DEFENDERS – What mystery could be so all-encompassing that the original Defenders would reunite? Demons, spells, possessions…all across the globe. The original non-team super hero team will come together once more to save the world!
FANTASTIC FOUR: KORVAC QUEST –Has the tyrant from the 31st century returned? Has Korvac come back to our time? And what part does Galactus play in all of this? This mystery will span the cosmos and many centuries as the Fantastic Four, Thor, Guardians of the Galaxy, and Silver Surfer fight to preserve our universe!
X-MEN: BETRAYALS – The X-Men have persevered because they’re a family first. But they are no stranger to shocking betrayals from within their ranks. From the shocking choice of Colossus joining Magneto over the X-Men, to the revelation that Gambit aided Mr. Sinister during the Mutant Massacre, the X-Men have been rocked by those they considered family. Plus, witness the return of Warren Worthington as the Apocalypse Horseman known as Archangel and Bishop trying to prevent his horrible future timeline by killing anyone in his way, even if they are his own X-Men teammates!
X-MEN: NUFF SAID – The mutant heroes of the X-Men enter the Nuff Said event! Storytelling goes to another level as these stories are told without dialogue! From entering the psychic landscape of Xavier’s mind to the assembling of the X-Corps, this is a collection you don’t want to miss!
DEADPOOL: THE VARIANT COVERS #1 – The Merc With A Mouth will never shut up…even when he’s on a variant cover! Check out your favorite fourth-wall-breaking anti-hero as he graces a gallery of variant covers from mind-melting artists including Leinil Yu, Greg Land, Elizabeth Torque and many more!
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The cold weather has begun to set in, but warm weather will follow, and with it will come some awesome items from Diamond Select Toys! Shipping in the spring, the following offerings include items based on DC Comics, Marvel Comics, Ghostbusters, Kingdom Hearts, Nightmare Before Christmas and Lady Death! Read on for details, then pre-order through your local comic shop or favorite online retailer!
DC Comic Gallery Dark Nights Metal Drowned PVC Diorama
A Diamond Select Toys release! How deep is your Gallery? The DC Gallery line of PVC dioramas goes even deeper with another addition to the Dark Nights: Metal series of sculptures – The Drowned! Leaping from the water surrounded by the tentacles of some huge beast, this aquatic Batman from the Dark Multiverse is the perfect addition to any Batman or Aquaman collection! The 10-inch diorama features detailed paint applications and comes packaged in a full-color window box. Designed by Caesar and sculpted by Alterton! (Item #NOV182291, SRP: $45.00)
DC Comic Gallery Batwoman PVC Diorama
A Diamond Select Toys Release! Never send a Batman to do a Batwoman’s job! Kate Kane, of the Gotham City Kanes, drops into the spotlight in the newest comic-inspired DC Gallery PVC Diorama! With her striking red hair and black costume, Batwoman is ready to leap into action in this approximately 8-inch sculpture. Made of high-quality vinyl with exacting paint details, it comes packaged in a full-color window box. Designed by Caesar and sculpted by Jean St. Jean! (Item #NOV182292, SRP: $45.00)
DC Movie Classics Gallery Dark Knight Joker PVC Diorama
A Diamond Select Toys Release! Why so serious? Heath Ledger’s greatest role is brought to three-dimensional life in this, the latest PVC Diorama in the DC Gallery line. Joining Batman and Bane, this 9” sculpture of the Joker as he appears in The Dark Knight depicts him holding a hand of playing cards with his clown mask and a bag of money at his feet. Made of high-quality vinyl with exacting paint details, it comes packaged in a full-color window box. Designed by Shawn Knapp and sculpted by Rocco Tartamella! (Item #NOV182293, SRP: $45.00)
DC Movie Classics Vinimates Dark Knight Vinyl Figures
A Diamond Select Toys Release! They’re the Vinimates you need and deserve! The cast of Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight Trilogy come to the DC Vinimates line with these three new releases: Batman, the Joker and Bane! Each 4-inch vinyl figure is sculpted in the Minimates block-figure style and strikes a pose straight from the movie. Packaged in a full-color window box. Designed by Barry Bradfield!
Batman Vinyl Figure (Item #NOV182288, SRP: $9.99)
Joker Vinyl Figure (Item #NOV182289, SRP: $9.99)
Bane Vinyl Figure (Item #NOV182290, SRP: $9.99)
Femme Fatales Lady Death IV PVC Diorama
A Diamond Select Toys Release! All hail Lady Death! Brian Pulido’s creation comes to life in a new Femme Fatales PVC Diorama! Depicting her wielding a ball of blue flaming energy, with one hand resting on a massive broadsword, this 9-inch sculpture is made of high-quality vinyl with exacting paint details, and comes packaged in a full-color window box. Sculpted by Sam Greenwell! (Item #NOV182295, SRP: $45.00)
Ghostbusters Marshmallow Egon Action Figure PX
A Diamond Select Toys Release! The 1984 horror-comedy classic Ghostbusters is as beloved now as it ever was, and this action figure captures one of its most iconic moments! The most serious and strait-laced of the Ghostbusters, Egon Spengler gets covered with marshmallow in this 7-inch scale action figure inspired by the film’s final scenes. This figure features newly sculpted parts and 16 points of articulation, plus alternate hands, proton pack, neutrino wand and display base. Sculpted by Gentle Giant! (Item #NOV182296, SRP: $19.99)
Kingdom Hearts 3 Select Action Figures Asst.
A Diamond Select Toys Release! The Kingdom has come! With Kingdom Hearts III fast approaching, DST is offering their first-ever figures based on the newest game! The first 2-pack features Maleficent with Diablo and Sora with the Starseeker Keyblade; the second features Goofy with his shield and Donald with his scepter! Each 7-inch-scale figure features multiple points of articulation, and each two-pack comes in display-ready Select packaging, with side-panel artwork for shelf reference. (Item #NOV182281, SRP: $24.99/ea.)
Legends in 3D Nightmare Before Christmas Jack Skellington ½ Scale Bust
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Marvel Comic Gallery Thor
A Diamond Select Toys Release! By the power of Mjolnir! The Asgardian God of Thunder returns to Midgard – and the Marvel Gallery PVC line – in the form of this electrifying diorama! This sculpture of Thor in his modern garb captures him mid-strike, with lightning coursing through his hammer Mjolnir and into the ground. Made of high-quality vinyl with exacting paint details, this 8-inch sculpture comes packaged in a full-color window box. Designed by Caesar, sculpted by Mat Brouillard. (Item #NOV182284, SRP: $45.00)
Marvel Movie Gallery Avengers Infinity War Corvus Glaive PVC Diorama
A Diamond Select Toys Release! The first servant of Thanos is here! Corvus Glaive is ready to take on the entire Avengers in this new PVC Diorama from the Marvel Gallery line. With his glaive at the ready, Corvus measures approximately 8 inches tall, is made of high-quality vinyl with exacting paint details, and comes packaged in a full-color window box. Sculpted by Cortes Studios. (Item #NOV182282, SRP: $45.00)
Marvel TV Premier Collection Netflix Daredevil Resin Statue
A Diamond Select Toys Release! It’s a stairway to hell! Straight from the infamous fight scene in Marvel’s Daredevil Season 2 on Netflix, this 12-inch scale statue shows a battered Daredevil descending a staircase with duct tape on one hand and a chain in the other. Limited to only 3,000 pieces, it comes with a certificate of authenticity in a full-color box. Designed by Caesar, sculpted by Rocco Tartamella! (Item #NOV182285, SRP: $150.00)
Marvel Movie Gallery Black Panther Unmasked PVC Diorama
A Diamond Select Toys Release! From the blockbuster Black Panther movie comes this new, unmasked Marvel Gallery PVC of T’Challa himself! The Black Panther is ready to pounce on anyone who invades Wakanda in this variant sculpture based on the hit film, and it is in the same 9-inch scale as the other figures in the Marvel Gallery line. Packaged in a full-color window box. Designed by Joe Allard, sculpted by Rocco Tartamella! (Item #NOV182283, SRP: $45.00)
Marvel TV Gallery Defenders PVC Dioramas
A Diamond Select Toys Release! It’s time for a team-up! Luke Cage and Jessica Jones return to the Marvel Gallery PVC Diorama line with new costumes and sculpts based on their appearances in Marvel’s The Defenders on Netflix! Each approximately 9 inch sculpture is made of high-quality vinyl with exacting paint details, and comes packaged in a full-color window box. Designed by Nelson X. Asencio, sculpted by Rocco Tartamella! Previously a GameStop exclusive.
Luke Cage Diorama (Item #FEB178005, SRP: $50.00)
Jessica Jones Diorama (Item #FEB178004, SRP: $50.00)
Marvel Comic Gallery FCBD Black Costume Spider-Man PVC Diorama
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Doctor Strange. The Immortal Hulk. Namor the Sub-Mariner. The Silver Surfer. You know their names and you know their powers…and you know them as the Defenders! This December, Marvel’s favorite non-team – the original Defenders – return in all-new stories!
With an assembly of stellar creative teams, writers and artists such as Chip Zdarsky, Gerry Duggan, Jason Latour, Simone Di Meo, Carlos Magno, Greg Smallwood, Al Ewing, and Joe Bennett will spin five interconnected specials that tell a unique and captivating story for each original Defender.
See below for the full creative teams, and stay tuned to Marvel for more information, coming soon!
IMMORTAL HULK: THE BEST DEFENSE
Written by AL EWING
Art by SIMONE DI MEO
NAMOR: THE BEST DEFENSE
Written by CHIP ZDARSKY
Art by CARLOS MAGNO
DOCTOR STRANGE: THE BEST DEFENSE
Written by GERRY DUGGAN
Art by GREG SMALLWOOD
SILVER SURFER: THE BEST DEFENSE
Written by JASON LATOUR
Art by JASON LATOUR
THE DEFENDERS: THE BEST DEFENSE
Written by AL EWING
Art by JOE BENNETT
Hasbro has revealed their Marvel Legends exclusive set for San Diego Comic-Con bringing together Marvel’s Defenders. The set features Daredevil, Luke Cage, Iron Fist, Jessica Jones, and Colleen Wing from the Netflix series.
It’ll be available at the Hasbro booth at San Diego Comic-Con and will also be sold later this year at Canada’s Fan Expo.
This week Mondo presents a limited-edition pressing of John Paesano‘s soundtrack to Marvel’s The Defenders.
As usual, new releases go on sale at NOON (CT) on Wednesdays at mondotees.com.
This limited-series event, several years in the making, finds Marvel’s finest street-level heroes Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage and Iron Fist (along with help from various other recurring characters from their respective series) joining forces to take on the sinister organization,The Hand, along with the mysterious yet familiar new recruit (known to them as The Black Sky).
Composed by John Paesano, the score to The Defenders takes his work to another level. Incredibly dynamic, serious yet still fun, and ominous but still optimistic. Paesano takes the musical world of the four separate comic book superheroes, all dealing with their own sonic demons, and produces a seamlessly shared musical universe for them to co-exist.
This limited-edition vinyl release is pressed on 2X 180 Gram vinyl (Disc 1: red/yellow split, Disc 2: purple/green split) and features amazing new collectible artwork by Johnny Dombrowski.
*Minor spoilers ahead*
10 issues of The Defenders? I didn’t think the run would be that short but there you go. Okay yeah, it’s obvious why this was book was greenlit given the then upcoming Netflix show of the same name at the time (both the comic and show were published/uploaded roughly around the same time last year) and both lineups were the same with the team consisting of Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage and Iron Fist. Amusingly, it’s Iron Fist’s recent books that are better than the Netflix show but I digress.
This is the first of the final issues of each comic written by Brian Michael Bendis. Others like Spider-Man and Jessica Jones will follow. And it appears that Bendis wanted the book to be self-congratulatory of sorts because it does feel like he wants to showcase much of what he’s accomplished in over 20 years or so. But it doesn’t feel arrogant, don’t get me wrong. It’s a decent issue that I really, really like. Bendis as a writer, when given the right task than event comics, he can do solid down to earth superheroic plots. And the chemistry between Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage and Iron Fist is well done such as the first panel with Jessica, Luke and Rand (Iron Fist) looking over proudly at the newly installed sign for Heroes for Hire so yeah, that’s still going. It’s a nice scene and ended on an amusing note once people walk by.
Despite solid characterization and decent set up for The Hood as the main villain, there is a major flaw with this book; it just ends. That’s it. There’s this whole setup of The Hood being the new Kingpin as well as he plan with the other villains of the Marvel universe and the two final pages or should I say, a two splash page that promises something of a final confrontation and it just ends. Maybe the point is to set up a Heroes for Hire book full time given the amount of heroes but even then, it features characters either created by or who Bendis has written for. It just feels so annoying because it feels like the book got started.
And it’s a huge shame because as I said, Bendis can be a good writer under the correct material and he had something here!
But in any case, Bendis is Bendis with his ups and downs and this is a solid book he’s written despite my main issue. David Marquez‘s art is also solid, good dynamics in regards to the action and facial and physical expressions, they compliment Bendis’s writing well. And colors by Justin Ponsor give it a nice shaded look but not too much. All very well done.
It’s a decent end to The Defenders and whether you like the book or not, you can’t deny he no doubt had fun writing these characters. And if you’ve been enjoying the series so far, maybe you’ll like it fine and hope based on the final splash page, it’ll go somewhere.
Marvel provided Graphic Policy with a FREE copy for review
The Defenders #10
(W) Brian Michael Bendis (A/CA) David Marquez
Rated T+
In Shops: Feb 21, 2018
SRP: $3.99
KINGPINS OF NEW YORK Part 5
• Daredevil takes on the underworld single-handed as KINGPINS OF NEW YORK reaches a dramatic crescendo!
