From: [dor 1] at [midway.uchicago.edu] (thad a doria) Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics.info,rec.arts.comics.misc Subject: [INFO]PREVIEWS-O-RAMA III. IMAGE-MARVEL FOR 1996 NOV Date: Sun, 15 Sep 96 01:14:25 GMT *********************************************************** P R E V I E W S - O - R A M A. III. Image-Marvel *********************************************************** Shipping November 1996 ----------------------------------------------------------- Spoiliers! ----------------------------------------------------------- Everything contained herein is IMO. Duh, 'cuz I wrote it. CLIP AND SAVE! -------------------- IMAGE: ====== *Homage* Astro City #4 (Busiek & Anderson/Ross). The beginning of a six-part epic as a young boy takes his first step on the road to becoming a teen sidekick: busboy at a superhero bar. The Wizard's Tale GN (Busiek & Wenzel). A painted fantasy story of an "semi-evil" wizard's quest. Bone #27 (Jeff Smith). The end of the dragonslayer storyline. Cabbot: Bloodhunter #1of6 (Rick Veitch). A character killed off about 2 years ago returns as a zombie on a mission from God, courtesy of Mr. Rick Veitch. Advert uses the words "Sophisticated Suspense." Supreme #44 (A. Moore & J. Bennett). Allies reunion! Why can't Sup- reme remember them? Guest-stars Image "Golden Agers" Glory, Mighty Man, Superpatriot, etc. Big Bang #6 is only a reprint of Caliber's BB #3 ("The Criss-Cross Crisis!"). But if you don't have one, get one! Rapture gives birth in Savage Dragon #33 (Larsen). Gen^13 Bootleg #1 (A. Davis/Farmer). An all-new Gen^13 series with a sort of Legends of the Dark Knight format of rotating creative teams. First up is Alan Davis! Wondering where Youngblood, Glory, Prophet, and Newmen went? See the "Maximum" section... TPBs: Spawn Vol III KING HELL: ========== Maximortal Collected Edition TPB (R.Vietch). KITCHEN SINK: ============= Zot! Book One TPB (McCloud). Graphic Storytelling (Eisner). Another of Eisner's textbooks on the craft of comic art. Registry of Death GN (Lamb & Coyle). Near future alienation and oppres- sion, by a couple of lads from Australia. MARVEL: ======= Ghost Rider #80 (Velez & Larocca). Guest starring Howard the Duck, Devil Dinosaur, and Moon Boy. No I have not been drinking. Silver Surfer #124 (Perez & Garney). Ron Garney's the new regular penciller. Silver Surfer/Superman (Perez & Lim). Hulk #449 (PAD & Deodato). First appearance of The Thunderbolts, a new team to take up where the Avengers and FF left off. Soon to be in their own title (by Kurt Busiek and Mark Bagley). Ultra Girl #1 (B. Kesel & Kirk). "The Marvel Universe's sassiest power- house!" No really, I have not been drinking. Valkyrie (DeMatteis & Raimondi). 48 page one-shot that returns Brunhilde to the Marvel Universe. Marvel Holiday Special. No solid info, but writers include Waid and Kesel, characters include Spider-Man, Kitty Pryde, and the Rawhide Kid. Imperial Guard #1 of 2 (Augustyn & Wojtkiewicz). Does Marvel fear the Legion? Marvel Timeline (Gruenwald & various). What happened when, in 48 pages. The All New Marvel Tryout Book. 32 11"x17" bristol board pages of X-Men plot for you! *Heroes Reborn* Fantastic Four #3 (Choi & Lee). As the FF and Avengers battle Namor, Doom turns his attention to a cosmic anomaly. Iron Man #3 (Lobdell & Portacio). Guest starring the Fantastic Four. Captain America #3 (Loeb & Liefeld). Cap, Bucky, Nick Fury, and the Falcon vs. the Red Skull and Master Man. Plus the rampaging Hulk. Avengers #3 (Valentino/Liefeld & Yaep). Featuring Kang, Ultron, Mantis, Loki, the Enchantress, and the Howling Commandos. *Spider-Man* 101 Ways to End the Clone Saga (Bernardo & Herrera). Parody of the Spider-Clone plot. Hobgoblin Lives! #1 of 3 (Stern & Frenz/Perez). He ain't Macendale. He ain't Ned Leeds. He ain't Lefty Donovan. Find out all the answers from the man who knows. Spider-Man/Gen^13 (PAD & Immonen). The Wall-crawler meets Wildstorm's spunky teens. Again, not drinking. Untold Tales of Spider-Man #17 (Busiek & Oliffe). vs. Hawkeye. Spectacular Spider-Man #242 (DeMatteis & L. Ross). the return of the Kangaroo. I think maybe I should *start* drinking. *X-Men* The Micronauts are still fighting the Psycho-Man in Cable #39 (Loeb & Churchill). Team X/Team 7 (Hama & Epting). Logan, Creed, and Maverick meet the fathers of Wildstorm's spunky teens. Hey, I'm just tying it all to- gether for ya. X-Man Annual '96 (Kavanagh & Alan Davis). Chasing the Sugarman, Nate falls back into the "Age of Apocalypse" timeline. Star Trek X-men (Lobdell & Silvestri). This time for sure. 64p. TPBs: Deadpool II, X-Men: Inferno, Best of Marvel '96. to be continued... -- -Thad Doria "Wsssssshhhhhhhttt. Goldust."