It’s new comic book day! What are you all excited for? What do you plan on getting? Sound off in the comments below. While you wait for that, here’s some comic news and reviews from around the web to start the day.
CNET – FCC Wants to Bring Back Net Neutrality: What You Need to Know – This is good. Net Neutrality is a good thing especially for websites and startups.
Reviews
The Beat – Eden II
CBR – X-Men Annual 2023
The fan-favorite Marvel Unlimited anthology series, X-Men Unlimited, has launched a new story arc in the exclusive Infinity Comics format! An all-new 6-issue arc kicks off in X-Men Unlimited #106 in “The Redroot Saga.”
Superstar writers Steve Foxe and Steve Orlando teamed up with artist Lynne Yoshii, colorist Fer Sifuentes-Sujo, and editor Jordan White for the latest X-Men Unlimited saga! Subscribers can check out new chapters of X-Men Unlimited weekly every Monday on the Marvel Unlimited app or online via Marvel Unlimited’s web service.
Sunfire goes on a mission to Otherworld’s Crooked Market to save the mutant Redroot, first introduced during X of Swords. But the proprietor of the Market, Mad Jim Jaspers, offers Sunfire a trial instead…
It’s almost October, which means it’s time for the October Previews catalog to unleash its pre-order goodness on an unsuspecting public! This month, there are a variety of items from Diamond Select Toys and Gentle Giant LTD, including more AEW Minimates, a new Indiana Jones statue, their first Rebel Moon action figures, a new Matrix diorama, new Pacific Rim action figures, and the usual goodies from Marvel and Star Wars!
AEW Minimates Deluxe Wrestling Ring Playset
A Diamond Select Toys release! Get ready to take your opponent apart in the ring! With Series 2 of All Elite Wrestling Minimates on its way, now is the time to give them a place to wrestle! This 6” by 6” wrestling ring playset includes chairs, bats, ladders and more, as well as an exclusive 2-inch Minimate of masked announcer Excalibur, featuring 14 points of articulation and fully interchangeable parts! It comes packaged in a full-color window box! Designed by Barry Bradfield! SRP: $24.99
Indiana Jones Temple of Doom Premier Collection 1/7 Scale Statue
A Gentle Giant LTD release! Will you dare enter the Temple of Doom? Indiana Jones is seriously considering it in this all-new statue inspired by the legendary sequel’s iconic movie poster! Measuring approximately 15 inches tall, this 1/7 scale statue depicts Indy in his torn shirt, holding a whip in front of a vine-draped pillar. Limited to only 1000 pieces, it comes packaged with a numbered certificate of authenticity in a full-color box. SRP: $300.00
Marvel Gallery Comic Chasm PVC Diorama
A Diamond Select Toys release! With a new Spider-Man villain comes a new Marvel Gallery Diorama! Former Spider-Man Ben Reilly has turned on the hero he was cloned from, and has gained new powers from a tragic lab accident. Now, he stalks the rooftops as Chasm, surrounded by shifting energy, in this 10-inch PVC sculpture! Featuring detailed sculpting and paint applications, as well as translucent energy effects that catch the light, this dynamic diorama comes packaged in a full-color window box. Designed by Nelson X. Asencio, sculpted by Alterton! SRP: $59.99
Marvel Animated X-Men Psylocke 1/7 Scale Mini-Bust
A Diamond Select Toys release! The X-Men’s resident ninja is coming to the animated universe! Joining the long-running line of mini-busts based on the classic 1990s X-Men: The Animated Series, this approximately 6-inch resin bust depicts Betsy Braddock with her signature psychic blade ignited, ready to face off with the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants. Limited to only 3,000 pieces, and featuring cartoon accurate paint applications, it comes packaged with a numbered certificate of authenticity in a full-color window box. Designed by Barry Bradfield, sculpted by Michelle Varner! SRP: $90.00
Marvel Comic Black Panther 1/7 Scale Mini-Bust
A Diamond Select Toys release! DST’s comic-based line of Marvel mini-busts is traveling all the way to Wakanda for their next release! Depicting T’Challa in his gold-trimmed Black Panther gear, this regal mini-bust sits atop a gold ornamental base and measures approximately 5.5 inches tall. It is limited to only 3,000 pieces and comes packaged with a numbered certificate of authenticity in a full-color window box. Designed by Nelson X. Asencio, sculpted by Juan Pitluk! SRP: $90.00
Marvel Iron Man Iron Man MK1 1/6 Scale MIni-Bust
A Diamond Select Toys release! Witness the birth of Iron Man! The newest movie-based Marvel mini-bust is none other than the Invincible Iron Man himself, in his very first big-screen appearance! Wearing the handmade suit of armor he used to escape his captors, Tony Stark fires a burst of flame as he makes his getaway. Standing approximately 7 inches tall, this 1/6 scale mini-bust is limited to only 3,000 pieces and comes packaged with a numbered certificate of authenticity in a full-color window box. Designed by Nelson X. Asencio, sculpted by Juan Ramos! SRP: $130.00
Matrix Gallery Morpheus Deluxe PVC Diorama
A Diamond Select Toys release! There is no spoon! Morpheus rises to battle the Matrix in this second piece in the Matrix Gallery Diorama series! Depicting the resistance fighter leaping from the ground to deliver a deadly attack, this approximately 12-inch sculpture is made of high-quality PVC and features detailed sculpting and paint applications. It comes packaged in a full-color window box. Designed by Nelson X. Asencio, sculpted by Jorge Santos Souza! SRP: $80.00
Pacific Rim Uprising Special Ops Deluxe Action Figures Series 3 Asst
A Diamond Select Toys release! Un-cancel the apocalypse! The Jaegers and Kaiju of Pacific Rim: Uprising, are back, and they’ve got new color schemes and new specialties! Titan Redeemer (Desert Combat) and a Kaiju Drone (Breach Energy) each feature multiple points of articulation and stand approximately 7 inches tall. Each comes packaged in a full-color window box. Designed and sculpted by BigShot ToyWorks! SRP: $29.99/each
Rebel Moon Deluxe Action Figures Series 1 Asst
A Diamond Select Toys release! The sci-fi event of the year is almost here! Zack Snyder’s sure-to-be-epic Rebel Moon movie is getting ready to launch on Netflix, and DST is launching a new series of action figures to celebrate! The first series includes warrior Nemesis and robot Jimmy, and each 1/10 scale action figure features multiple points of articulation, as well as character-specific accessories. They come packed in full-color window boxes. Sculpted by Gentle Giant Studios! SRP: $24.99/each
Star Wars The Mandalorian Milestones 1/6 Scale Statue
A Gentle Giant LTD release! Din Djarin is back, and he’s the newest 1/6 scale Milestones statue from GG LTD! Standing approximately 13 inches tall atop a rocky base, this resin statue of the Mandalorian himself depicts him prepared for battle in his Beskar armor, with a blaster in one hand and the darksaber in the other! Limited to only 1,000 pieces, it comes packaged with a numbered certificate of authenticity in a full-color box. SRP: $250.00
Star Wars The Clone Wars Hondo Ohnaka Animated 1/7 Scale Mini-Bust
A Gentle Giant LTD release! The Outer Rim pirate Hondo Ohnaka makes his debut in the animated-style Clone Wars mini-bust line from GG LTD! Depicting the touch Weequay with a friendly grin, but hiding a blaster behind his back, this approximately 6-inch resin mini-bust is limited to only 3,000 pieces and comes packaged with a numbered certificate of authenticity in a full-color box. SRP: $90.00
Star Wars Return of the Jedi Darth Vader (Unhelmeted) 1/6 Scale Mini-Bust
A Gentle Giant LTD release! There is still good in him! From the closing scenes of Star Wars: Return of the Jedi, this 1/6 scale mini-bust depicts Darth Vader with his helmet removed, revealing the scarred face of Anakin Skywalker! Measuring approximately 6 inches tall, this realistic mini-bust is limited to only 3,000 pieces and comes packaged with a numbered certificate of authenticity in a full-color box. SRP: $130.00
Krakoa will never not exist. Will never not be an aspiration and an option. — Spencer Ackerman
And do I have some news for Sebastian Shaw about civil forfeiture. — Kaetun Khlynne
A journalist and a physicist join me to talk about The Fall of X, the 2023 summer X-Men comics event about the fall of Krakoa, the mutant homeland. The first part of the episode is spoiler free. We are very clear when we go on to spoilers. We discuss series including: The Hellfire Gala, Immortal X-Men, X-Men, X-Men Red, Uncanny Avengers, Dark X-Men, Alpha Flight, Realm of X, and Jean Grey: Flames of Fear.
Spencer Ackerman is a Pulitzer Prize and National Magazine Award winning national security reporter and a new columnist for The Nation. His book, REIGN OF TERROR: HOW THE 9/11 ERA DESTABILIZED AMERICA AND PRODUCED TRUMP, won an American Book Award and was rated a 2021 book of the year by the Washington Post, the New York Times and the PBS NewsHour. Along with Evan Narcisse, he’s the co-writer of the new DC/Black Label miniseries WALLER VS WILDSTORM with artist Jesús Merino and color artist Michael Atiyeh. Spencer was on my show to talk about his comic.
Fan & Physicist out of Austrlia, Kaetun Khlynne was on Cerebro Podcast to talk about Gateway and Manifold, two of the Indigenous Australian X-Men. Kaetun leads an eyeopening explanation Aboriginal culture and resistance to genocide in Australia and Rwanda. Listen
It’s the beginning of the end for Krakoa! Learn more next month at New York Comic Con. Marvel has teased “Fall of the House of X” and “Rise of the Powers of X” featuring Gerry Duggan and Lucas Werneck and Kieron Gillen and R.B. Silva.
Coming in January 2024.
The original X-Men are back for the franchise’s milestone 60th anniversary! Hitting stands this December, Original X-Men #1 is a super-sized one-shot spotlighting the X-Men’s founding five members and will be crafted by two X-Men titans, writer Christos Gage and artist Greg Land.
In 1963’s monumental X-Men #1, Stan Lee and Jack Kirby introduced Cyclops, Marvel Girl, Beast, Iceman and Angel to the world and transformed pop culture as we know it! Six decades later, the original roster is regarded as one of the most legendary super hero lineups in comic book history. This group of young mutant icons were chosen by Professor X to be the foundation of his mutant dream and now, they’ve been plucked from time for a sacred mission across the multiverse by none other than the Phoenix Force! After the cosmic entity restores the team’s lost memories, this bold epic will explore themes that were introduced when Brian Michael Bendis brought the O5 to present day in 2012’s blockbuster hit, All-New X-Men, and will set up a brand-new X-Men series launching next year!
The first and greatest heroes to bear the X-Men name once traveled into their own futures and reset the course of history. Now another multiversal mystery calls them forth. When the dust settles, one hero will remain, trapped in the world as we know it. With shocking surprise guests and heart-pounding twists and turns, Gage and Land kick off a story that will shake the whole MU!
See the team assemble on Ryan Stegman’s cover below and be there when the Original X-Men make mutant history once more this December!
X-Men Annual #1
(W) Paul Allor, Stephanie Phillips (A) Alessandro Miracolo, Stefano Landini (CA) Joshua Cassara
Rated T+
In Shops: Sep 20, 2023
SRP: $4.99
CAPTAIN MARVEL VS. CYCLOPS! Drawn to the Alaskan wilderness by magics neither of them understand, Captain Marvel and Cyclops duke it out! Agatha Harkness’ plan for the Darkhold is slowly taking shape…but will it come at the expense of two of the world’s greatest heroes?! And what can an energy-blasting mutant do against a woman who can absorb the energy of the sun?!
X-Men #26
(W) Gerry Duggan (A) James Towe (CA) Lucas Werneck
Rated T+
In Shops: Sep 06, 2023
SRP: $3.99
“WE’RE NOT LOSING AN X-MAN… WE’RE GAINING AN AVENGER!” The moment we swore would never happen-heck, the moment EMMA FROST swore would never happen-is here at last! As the Frost/Stark knot is tied in INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #10, Emma’s mutant family reacts to this surprise news!
X-Men #26
(W) Gerry Duggan (A) James Towe (CA) Lucas Werneck
Rated T+
In Shops: Sep 06, 2023
SRP: $3.99
“WE’RE NOT LOSING AN X-MAN… WE’RE GAINING AN AVENGER!” The moment we swore would never happen-heck, the moment EMMA FROST swore would never happen-is here at last! As the Frost/Stark knot is tied in INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #10, Emma’s mutant family reacts to this surprise news!
This October, the undead overtake the Marvel Universe in Marvel Zombies: Black, White & Blood! The four-issue limited series will feature shocking tales by creators from throughout the industry, all set in a world where your favorite heroes were helpless against an ever-growing horde of zombies! It’s going to be a gloriously gory dose of unimaginable horror, and Marvel’s Stormbreakers are joining the fun as well with October’s line of Stormbreakers Variant Covers! Just in time for the Halloween season, see Marvel’s most inventive artists tap into true terror with haunting depictions of flesh-eating monstrosities!
Each month, Marvel’s Stormbreakers bring their incredible talents to your favorite comic series and characters and flex their skills with exciting themed variant cover collections. The current group of artists includes Elena Casagrande, Nic Klein, Jan Bazaldua, Chris Allen, Martin Coccolo, Lucas Werneck, Federico Vicentini, and C.F. Villa. Each of these artists embody the raw talent and creative potential to shatter the limits of visual storytelling in comics today! As the next evolution of the groundbreaking Marvel’s Young Guns program, Marvel’s Stormbreakers continues the tradition of spotlighting and elevating these powerful artists to showcase their abilities, artwork and prominence in the world of comic books.
Check out all eight covers now and pick them up at your local comic shop this October!
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