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FEATURE End of an Era (2004-2012) DEVIL COMICS PULL LIST DC Comics Solicitations Marvel Comics Solicitations COMIC ARTICLES Comic Writers Bloc Variant Covers, Deviant Behavior COMIC CRITIQUES New 52 Zero Month Omnibus HC Avengers Vs. X-Men Premiere HC PAGE 1 PAGE 1 PAGE 2 PAGE 2 PAGE 2 PAGE 3-6 PAGE 6-9

Feature: End of an Era (2004 - 2012)

Marvel Comics concludes AVENGERS VS. X-MEN event this month which will ultimately integrate the X-Men into the larger Marvel Universe. Back in 2004 Brian Michael Bendis began his Avengers run which would bring the franchise back to prominence. Bendis began with breaking down the Avengers with AVENGERS: DISASSEMBLED which lead to the New Avengers title adding both Spider-Man and Wolverine to the roster. The villain at the time was the Scarlet Witch which put her into the center of another event called HOUSE OF M where the mutants of the Marvel Universe were decimated in 2005. Following the HOUSE OF M, the X-Men franchise went through the MESSIAH COMPLEX, MESSIAH WAR, and SECOND COMING, which added titles including the New Mutants, Uncanny X-Force, and Generation Hope. For 8 long years the franchises of both the Avengers and the X-Men had their own storylines which culminated with 2012s AVENGERS VS. X-MEN. Now as part of the Marvel NOW! initiative the Avengers and the X-Men form a new team: Uncanny Avengers.

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DC Comics is launching their THIRD WAVE of the NEW 52 in October while the DC Universe continues their world building as their major franchises undergo mini crossover events before the 2013s TRINITY WAR. Justice League and Aquaman crossover to deal with the THRONE OF ATLANTIS while Jim Lee leaves for another title with writer Scott Snyder Superman: Man of Steel to coincide with the upcoming 2013s Man of Steel movie. The Superman franchise continues with HEL ON EARTH in Superman, Supergirl, and Superboy. The Batman franchise brings the Joker back with DEATH OF THE FAMILY in Batman, Detective Comics, Batman and Robin, Batgirl, Red Hood and the Outlaws, Nightwing, Suicide Squad, and Teen Titans. The Green Lantern franchise brings RISE OF THE THIRD ARMY in Green Lantern, Green Lantern Corps, Green Lantern: New Guardians, and the Red Lanterns. ROTWORLD reigns in Animal Man, Swamp Thing, and Frankenstein, Agent of S.H.A.D.E. Meanwhile Before Watchmen continues to meet expectations with great writers and artists. The five mini crossover events are continuing remaking the NEW 52 DC Universe as well as increase sales for the parent company.

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The Avengers come back with a new number one issue by former Fantastic Four scribe Jonathan Hickman. The bi-weekly series is presently mapped out of 60-some issues which put the franchise into its 700 th Milestone issue. The Avengers are sent to take down the Frank Castle in Punisher: War Zone in October. The resulting battle will place Frank into the Thunderbolts which is led by the Red Hulk. The current incarnation is a group of heroes who seem to be a non-mutant X-Force. Following the battle in AVENGERS VS. X-MEN, Colossus is on the run and joins Nathan Summers who forges a new X-Force. The chase begins in Cable and X-Force with the Uncanny Avengers in hot pursuit. Meanwhile the Scott Summers who has been imprisoned following the events of AVENGERS VS. X-MEN meet his younger boy scout self in All-New X-Men. Marvel cancels the Amazing Spider-Man as it hits its 700th Milestone, Wolverine, Uncanny X-Force, and Captain America and Black Widow. These titles except for Captain America which is already apart of Marvel NOW! will be relaunched in 2013. SpiderMan franchise releases a Point One issues coinciding with the Amazing Spider-Man milestone. Prepping up for 2013s Iron Man 3, the Iron Patriot debuts in Ultimate Comics Ultimates following the events of DIVIDED WE FALL, UNITED WE STAND.

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Comic Writers Bloc After a little over 12 issues Jim Lee has left the Justice League to another DC-related title. Rumors have been circulating that both writer Scott Snyder and Jim Lee will be teaming up for Superman: Man of Steel as the movie of the same name approaches next summer. Variant Covers, Deviant Behavior Variant comics were a hot topic as retailers charged over cover price for the first 30 days of a comics release. Retailers created opportunities of greed with this type of deviant behavior. The first comic with multiple covers was 1989s DC Comics Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight which was a sales success. Marvel Comics followed suit the following year with Spider-Man by Todd McFarlane in 1990 and again with Rob Liefelds X-Force, and Jim Lees X-Men. The encouraging sales only reinforced the fact that variant covers increased sales. Publishers get a boost for a particular comic which has a variant cover. Even second printings encourage collectors to complete their collections. However the multiple printings have also encouraged price gauging by retailers who want to hedge their variant covers with their regular sales. They will sell a variant comic with a price of $2.99 with 1:10 ratio for $29.99. The variant will cover the cost of the unsold comics without the variant putting the retailer into the black.

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COMIC CRITIQUES DC Comics: New 52 Zero Omnibus HC

One year after the Flashpoint and the introduction of the New 52, DC Comics celebrates their one-year anniversary with Zero Month. Below are the top comics and a brief summary of their zero issues. The first week of Zero Month revealed the best Superman story to date, the arrival of a new Green Lantern, and the secret history of Stormwatch. The background of Earth 2 is expanded further as the Justice Society will become the greatest threat against Terry Sloan. Both Animal Man and Swamp Thing have given me reasons to pick up the books after reading their zero issues as well as Sweet Tooth by Jeff Lemire. The origin of Dial H is amazing and it works! These seem to be the strongest stories due to their one issue standalone tales. Action Comics #0 A boy steals Supermans cape to fight his mothers abusive boyfriend. The boy ends up being saved by Superman who stops a moving train from killing him. This is the best Superman story following the New 52 relaunch! The second part of the story introduces Erik Drekken. Animal Man #0 Anton Arcane kills the previous Animal Man leaving the Red to manufacture another Avatar and serving as an emissary until the new Avatar of the Red is born. Actor Buddy Baker believes he is given the powers of Animal Man through aliens however it is a ruse by the Red. The stage is set for Rotworld. Batwing #0 The adopted parents of Zavimbe suffer at the hands of Death Jack. Zavimbe begins his life as a vigilante which attracts Batman who offers him to become apart of Batman, Inc. Detective Comics #0 Bruce Wayne trains with a sensei that hardens him before he realizes those closest to him will only bring him pain. The back-up story features Bruce returning home to Wayne Manor and Alfred. Dial H #0 A sundial used to Dial H for Hero strips the heroes of other worlds of their powers temporary. Earth 2 #0 Superman, Wonder Woman, Batman, and Terry Sloan battle the hordes of the Apokolips. However Sloan has other plans for our heroes and betrays them uses synthesized Kryptonite to drive Superman insane against Wonder Woman. Sloan destroys the nations which were enslaved by the Anti-Life Equation. G.I. Combat #0 The origins of the Unknown Soldier is examined however no explanation is given. The second half of the story features The War That Time Forgot. Overall this is sincerely the weakest of the New 52 Zero Month titles. Green Lantern #0 Simon Baz is selected to become the first Arab American Green Lantern. A known car theft mistakenly believed to be a terrorist after stealing a van full of explosives. Baz will be later selected to be apart of Steve Trevors team: Justice League of America.

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The Phantom Stranger #0 The Phantom Stranger is brought before the Council of Wizards. The Judas coins are attached to his skin and he wears the robe of Jesus and sentenced to walk the Earth until is debt is paid. The Phantom Stranger is sent to help find the fiance of Gotham Police Detective Jim Corrigan. The Spectre is born following the death of Jim Corrigan while the Phantom Stranger loses on of his pieces of silver. Stormwatch #0 Adam One reveals to Jenny the histories of the Century Babies. It was also revealed the Demon Knights were the precursor to Stormwatch and Adam One was once known as Merlin. The Daemonites arrival on Earth led to unnatural human experiments. Now the Superheroes have emerged which will lead to Stormwatch turning on itself. Swamp Thing #0 Anton Arcane has been killing Swamp Things of the past and now targets Dr. Alec Holland who is destined to become the greatest Swamp Thing. Anton Arcane kills Holland and the Parliament of Trees resurrects him 5 years later. Worlds Finest #0 The relationship between Robin and Catwoman of Earth 2 is briefly explored before her Catwomans death. After Superman trains his cousin Supergirl, she rushes to the aid of Robin who is seeking revenge for the death of her mother Catwoman. The week of Zero Month revealed the best Superman story to date, the arrival of a new Green Lantern, and the secret history of Stormwatch. The background of Earth 2 is expanded further as the Justice Society will become the greatest threat against Terry Sloan. Both Animal Man and Swamp Thing have given me reasons to pick up the books after reading their zero issues as well as Sweet Tooth by Jeff Lemire. The origin of Dial H is amazing and it works! These seem to be the strongest stories due to their one issue standalone tales.

Batgirl #0 Barbara Gordon trapped with her brother inside a police station while a criminal runs amok, dons the Batman costume for the first time. She quickly attracts the attention of Batman and pursues her life as a student and a crimefighter. The darkness finds her as the issue opens as Alan Moores The Killing Joke begins. I was expecting the revelation of how Barbara walked again after the Joker shot her however this issue is focused on the origin of the New 52s Batgirl. Batman #0 Bruce Wayne returns to Gotham after his long absence and sets up his base near Crime Alley where his parents were killed. After infiltrating the Red Hood Gang and nearing getting killed and caught by the police, they target and Wayne building ready to blow it up. The backup story follows Tim Drake, Jason Todd, Dick Grayson, and Barbara Gordon as they witness Commissioner James Gordon turning on the Bat signal for the first time. Batman and Robin #0 Damian Wayne goes up without knowing who his father is until he wins in a battle against his mother on his birthday. The day comes and he finally meets his father the Batman. Demon Knights #0 The Demon Etrigan plans to unseat Lucifer and become the king of Hell by battling the leaders of the demon tribes. The son of Lucifer, Merlin, the Prince of Lies offers him a bargain to merge both Jason Blood and the Demon Etrigan together. Etrigan is sent to the lowest levels of Hell and his only way of escape is through Jason Blood. The Demon Etrigan leads other members to form the Demon Knights who were the precursor to Stormwatch. Green Lantern Corps #0 Guy Gardner obtains his ring after attempting to rescue his brother and partner from drug dealers. The issue displays the first meeting between Hal Jordan and Guy Gardner.

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Superboy #0 Lord Harvest tells the tale of Kryptonian clones who once rage havoc on Krypton. The clones played havoc using the weather systems to manipulate the planets climate. This eventually led to the destruction of Krypton. Lord Harvest has been secretly manipulating Superboy using subliminal messages. Batwoman #0 Kate Kane reveals her childhood and the birth of Batwoman came when she discovers that her father lied to her about her sister Beth. Catwoman #0 While searching for her brother, Selina Kyle discovers her real name is Russian. Green Lantern: New Guardians #0 Carol Ferris discovers an engagement ring hidden in Hal Jordans locker just as Green Lantern Kyle Rayner shows up. Kyle has been able to access the powers of the other lanterns and attempts to locate Hal who the ring announces he is deceased. Meanwhile the Guardians of the Universe and the Zamarons team up to destroy the various corps including the Star Sapphires.

Justice League #0 The last of the Council of Wizards gives Billy Batson the power of Shazam to stop the escaped Black Adam from waking the Seven Deadly Sins of Man. The second part of the issue deals with Pandora and her box as the Wizard warns her only the strongest or the darkest of hearts can open the box. Nightwing #0 Dick Grayson searches for Tony Zucco who murdered his parents which attracts the eye of the Batman. Dick becomes Robin and saves Batman from Lady Shiva Red Hood and the Outlaws #0 The origin of the second Robin is revealed as Jason Todds history is told from his early beginnings to his fall in Death in the Family where the Joker killed him. He is later resurrected through the Lazarus Pit by Talia al Ghul. The backup story reveals it is the Joker who created the Red Hood from the beginning and may know the identities of the Bat Family which will erupt with Death of the Family. Supergirl #0 Zor-EL the older brother of Jor-EL has found a way to save Argo city from the impending doom of Krypton. Superboy arrives to tell Alura to say goodbye to Kara before its too late. Zor-EL puts his daughter in the space capsule and sends her orbiting a yellow sun. Sword of Sorcery #0 Amy Winston discovers she is a child of another world and her mother opens the portal back to bring them back home. The crystal that opens the portal is taken by Justice League Dark member John Constantine. The second part of the book begins in the far future Beowulf is called to slay Grendel. Wonder Woman #0 Princess Diana grows up believing she is made up of clay and she is taught to fight by an Olympian named War. However the union of mentor to pupil ended when she refused to kill a helpless Minotaur. Batman: The Dark Knight #0 Batman tracks down the person who murdered his parents Joe Chill. Bruce discovers there was no conspiracy against his parents so he ventures off journeying and training himself around the world. Batman, Incorporated #0 The early days of Batman Incorporated is explored as Batman recruits for his battle with the Leviathan.

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The Flash #0 Barry Allen is committed to proving the innocence of his father while a Daniel West is introduced after being apprehended by the Flash. Red Lanterns #0 Atrocitus looks back at the violent past of Manhunters who murdered his family. Atrocitus becomes one of the Five Inversions. The Five Inversions are defeated by Green Lantern Abin Sur however Atrocitus frees himself and kills them to fulfill the blood prophesy. Atrocitus builds the Red Lantern and becomes the first blood prophesy before beginning the second one: Creating the Red Lantern Corps. The Red Lanterns are scheduled to team up with the Manhunters as the Guardians unleash their Third Army. Superman #0 Jor-EL discovers Krypton is dying from within and the Doomsday cult whose leader is the Eradicator prevents him from revealing his discovery. Jor-EL and his wife Lara send the members to the Phantom Zone. Meanwhile the Oracle blows the horn summoning the beginning of the end of Krypton. Teen Titans #0 Olympic star and computer genius Tim Drake has been pursing the identity of Batman. Tim Drake plays Robin Hood and steals 100 million from the Cobblepots and redistributes it. Tims parents are placed in Witness Protection and Batman partners up with him to become Red Robin. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED 5 OUT OF 5

Avengers Vs. X-Men Premiere HC

AVENGERS VS. X-MEN PREMIERE HARDCOVER Following his death in X-Men: Second Coming, Cable returns from the future to stop the Avengers who are responsible for the death of his daughter Hope in Avengers: X-Sanction. We discover the Avengers Mansion of the future have inhibitor chairs, Iron Man armor upgraded with Sentinel tech, a Gambits staff with Stark tech, and Doctor Dooms time machine. The situation gets complicated when Cable kidnaps a few Avengers as the X-Men arrive. Cable is defeated and taken back to Utopia where his daughter Hope removes the techno-virus and the revelation that Hope is the Phoenix. The conflict between the two teams has been building for years when the daughter of Magneto Scarlet Witch lost control of her powers in Avengers: Disassembled (2004) leading to a confrontation within House of M (2005) where the mutant population was decimated Avengers vs. X-Men #0 begins with the daughter of Magneto the Scarlet Witch taking on the villain M.O.D.O.K. as the Avengers arrive to assist her. The Avengers take the Scarlet Witch home but her ex-husband confronts her and asks her to leave. On Utopia Scott Summers confronts Hope who patrols and protects the city of San Francisco secretly at night. Hope takes on the Serpent Society until Cyclops and Emma Frost arrive on the scene. $3.99 Avengers vs. X-Men #1 begins as the Avengers discover the Phoenix Force is headed towards Earth. Captain America asks Wolverine to help deal with the threat as well as the X-Men should the need arise. Cyclops and his X-Men believe the Phoenix Force will benefit the endangered mutant population. Captain America heads toward Utopia to discuss the matter of the Phoenix Force with Cyclops. $3.99

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Avengers Vs. X-Men #2 Colossus is sent into the air to bring the S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier down while facing the Incredible Red Hulk. Namor punches the Thing out of the water then faces Luke Cage. The Avengers take the beach while the X-Men plan on driving them back to the sea. $3.99 Iron Man takes on Emma Frost however Magneto arrives as well as his son Quicksilver who punches his father. Iron Man has hacked Utopias defenses as both Spider-Man and Wolverine sneak under the sewers to reach Hope however she escapes knocking them both out. Meanwhile in space the Secret Avengers intercept the Phoenix $3.99 Avengers Vs. X-Men #3 Cyclops and X-Men surrender to the Avengers however Wolverine realizes it is a ruse when Dr. Strange is replaced by the mutant Magik. The X-Men plan on using Cerebra at Logans school to locate Hope however she has manipulated her signature so Cerebra is reading she is in 5 different locations: Wundagore Mountain, Tabula Rasa, Wakanda, Latveria, and the Savage Land. Captain America heads towards the Savage Land with Wolverine however kicks him out mid-flight because he cannot trust him with Hope. $3.99 Avengers Vs. X-Men #4 Wolverine meets up with Hope in Antarctica while the X-Men hide out at an abandoned Hellfire Club safe house. Meanwhile the Secret Avengers deal with the Phoenix in space while the Avengers battle the X-Men on Earth. Wolverine takes Hope off world to the Blue Area of the Moon as the Avengers await their arrival. The X-Men transport over as Thor makes an impact on the Moon. The Phoenix has arrived. $3.99 Avengers Vs. X-Men #5 This issue marks the end of Act One as the Avengers and the X-Men battle on the moon as the Phoenix Force arrives. Iron Man prepares his ultimate weapon against the Phoenix and shatters it. Instead of fusing to Hope, the shattered Phoenix Force powers five X-Men including Cyclops, Emma Frost, Namor, Colossus, and Magik thus creating the Phoenix Five which heads towards Earth. $3.99 Avengers Vs. X-Men #6 The Second Act begins following Avengers Vs. X-Men #6 Infinite Comic special where Cyclops talks to dust full of Jean Grey on the Moon. The Phoenix Five have made the world better however the United States and Avengers decide something must be done. The Scarlet Witch sees the world burn. The Guardians of the Kun Lun discover a tale from 1596 where the Phoenix was repelled by the Iron Fist. The Avengers decided to invade Utopia and seize Hope however are confronted by the Cyclops and Emma Frost. The Scarlet Witch arrives and Hope and the Avengers leave peacefully. Cyclops declares No More Avengers. $3.99

Avengers Vs. X-Men #7 The Phoenix Five launches their attack against the Avengers and captures key members including Spider-Woman, Hawkeye, and Luke Cage. Meanwhile both Stark and TChalla need time to collect more data in order to stop the Phoenix Five. Dr. Strange brings the Echantments of Ikonn which will make the bearer look like the Scarlet Witch. Transonic is transported to Wakanda where she is held captive. Iron Fist tells Tony, Hope must be taken to Kun Lun where she will be prepared to accept the Phoenix. Meanwhile Emma Frost tells Namor that Transonic is held captive which leads him to declare War! $3.99

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Avengers Vs. X-Men #8 Namor attacks the city Wakanda while Hope is transported to the city of Kun Lun. The Avengers defend the city and use their secret weapon the Scarlet Witch to finally defeat Namor and remove the Phoenix Force within him. The other members of the Phoenix Five arrive as the Phoenix removes itself from Namor and empowers the Phoenix Four. Charles Xavier issues a warning to Scott Summers to stop his rampage or he will stop him. Meanwhile the Avengers retreat to the city of Kun Lun. $3.99

Avengers Vs. X-Men #9 The Avengers retreat to the mystical city of Kun Lun as Thor is defeated and placed into Limbo. Emma Frost is losing control of her powers and kills a civilian who killed a mutant in 1987. Black Panther annuls the marriage between him and the X-Man Storm. The Avengers heads towards the volcano to rescue their own members and are greeted by Professor X and Storm. The Avengers face off against Colossus and Magik and rescue their friends while Spider-Man faces them alone. Spider-Man tricks both Colossus and Magik to take them both out. Cyclops arrives to Kun Lun to take Hope home. $3.99 Avengers Vs. X-Men #10 The Avengers try their very best to hold back Cyclops however it is Hope who manages to pull it together and punch him to the moon. Cyclops seeks Emma to obtain her Phoenix powers as Magneto reaches out to Professor Charles Xavier. $3.99 Avengers Vs. X-Men #11 The Avengers and the X-Men assemble together with heavy hitters including the Hulk, Magneto, and Professor Xavier who stands alone against Cyclops. The Avengers and X-Men attempt to hold off the final two of the Phoenix Five until Professor Xavier can shut them down for good. Cyclops takes the final essence of the Phoenix Force away from Emma Frost and slays his once mentor Charles Xavier. Cyclops crosses the line and becomes the Dark Phoenix. $3.99

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Avengers Vs. X-Men #12 After the death of his mentor Professor Charles Xavier, Scott Summers turns into the Dark Phoenix and causes chaos throughout the world as the combined might of the Avengers and the X-Men attempt to stop him. Nova puts him down just as Hope Summers and the Scarlet Witch team up to take him down. The Phoenix Force leaves Scott and attaches itself to Hope who uses its powers to undo the damage done by the Dark Phoenix on Earth. The Scarlet Witch tells Hope she was chosen to become the Phoenix because she has the choice to let it go. The Phoenix Force leaves Earth and around the world mutants are born. Scott Summers is arrested for his crimes against the world. Captain America assembles a new team to take on threats against mutants alike: the Uncanny Avengers. $3.99 The Avengers Vs. X-Men series have several tie-ins which explore and expand on the main event. The main Avengers title drawn by Walt Simonson shows the Kree wanting the Phoenix force for themselves while the New Avengers explores Kun Lun connection between Iron Fist and the Phoenix. Total Financial Cost The main series for the 13-issue Avengers Vs. X-Men cost $51.87. The tie-ins associated with it which includes 6 issues of AvX: Vs ($3.99), 7 issues of Avengers ($3.99), 7 issues of New Avengers ($3.99), 3 issues Secret Avengers ($3.99), 5 issues of Avengers Academy ($2.99), 10 issues of Uncanny X-Men ($3.99), 9 issues of Wolverine & the X-Men ($3.99), and finally 10 issues of X-Men: Legacy ($2.99) total to a whopping $212.61. The sum total for the entire event and tie-ins is $264.48. These issues do not include the post-AvX comics following Avengers Vs. X-Men. If 4000 collectors would spend this total amount ($264.48) for the Avengers Vs. X-Men event, then over $1,000,000 of revenue went to the retailers. Whether or not this event is worth the purchase price is left to a small handful of collectors who read through the entire event.

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