Showing posts with label Blade. Show all posts
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Thursday, June 30, 2022

I Reads You Juniors: June 2022 - Update #70

by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"

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NEWS:

BLACK COMICS - From TheCharlottePost:  Black creative talent is carving a place for itself in the American comic book industry.

DYNAMITE - From BleedingCoolDynamite Entertainment is fast selling out of its trade and hardcover collections of Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson's "The Boys."  The comic book series is currently a popular Amazon streaming television series.

SONY MARVEL U - From DeadlineEmma Roberts is joining Sony's Marvel Comics film, "Madame Web," which stars Dakota Johnson in the lead role.

DC/MILESTONE - From DCBlog:    Milestone Media's Reginald Hudlin describes the making of "Milestones in History", a giant-sized new comic book featuring the heroes of Milestone narrating the real-life stories of historical Black trailblazers.

MARVEL - From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics will republish and finish Neil Gaiman and Mark Buckingham's "Miracleman: The Silver Age," beginning Oct. 2022, with new material debuting Dec. 2022.

COMICS - From BleedingCool:  Comic book writer, Warren Ellis, sidelined for two years by accusations of inappropirate behavior, will apparently return to comic books in 2023.

COMICS TO TV - From EWHulu has cancelled the Lamorne Morris' comedy, "Woke."  It is based on the life and work of cartoonist Keith Knight, who co-created the TV series.

MARVEL STUDIOS - From VarietyMarvel Studios President Kevin Feige has said that the studio is returning to San Diego Comic-Con, although neither he not Disney clarified plans for the show.

ARCHIE COMICS TO TV - From Deadline:  In the wake of the 2023 end of The CW's "Riverdale" series, the network is looking at another Archie Comics series.  Actor Daniel Dae Kim's 3AD banner, Archie Studios, and Warner Bros. Television is developing "Jake Chang" based on a new Archie Comics character that will make his comic book debut in July.

MARVEL - From GamesRadar:   This October (2022), Marvel Comics will begin celebrating the 40th anniversary of Miracleman, the 1982 post-modern reboot of the British superhero, Marvelman, by Alan Moore and the late artist, Garry Leach.  This will launch "Miracleman #0," a giant-sized one-shot anthology that will include new work by the Miracleman team of Neil Gaiman and Mark Buckingham.

SONY MARVEL U - From Variety:  While promoting "Bullet Train," actor-producer, Aaron Taylor-Johnson talked about the experience of shooting Sony Picture's upcoming Marvel Comics film, "Kraven the Hunter."  Taylor-Johnson describes the character as an "anti-hero."

MARVEL STUDIOS - From WeGotThisCovered:   Fans muse about the success that Marvel Studios has had that other shared universes cannot match.

MARVEL - From BleedingCoolMarvel Studios President Kevin Feige will write the forward to "Avengers Assemble XXL," which collects the first twenty issues of Avengers in a high-falutin' edition.  It is the latest in Taschen's "Marvel Comics Library,"and is due in August 2022 in two editions.

BREAKING NEWS - From Deadline:  Two actors have died in an automobile accident involving the cast and crew of Netflix's "The Chosen One," which is based on the comic book by Mark Millar.

DC COMICS - From BleedingCool:  This cover of DC Comics" "The Flash: The Fastest Man Alive #1" (of 3) is disappearing because it features a likeness of controversial actor, Ezra Miller, from "The Flash."  It also has a look at Ben Affleck's Batman.

IMAGE - From BaltimoreTimes:  Acclaimed television writer-producer and comic book writer, Rodney Barnes ("Killadelphia," "Nita Hawes' Nightmare Blog," "Star Wars: Lando"), is to receive the key to the City of Annapolis, Friday, June 24th.

MARVEL - From Marvel:  Marvel Comics is bringing back "Midnight Suns."  A new "Midnight Suns #1" arrives Sept. 9th from writer Ethan Sacks and artist Luigi Zagaria.  Blade and Wolverine are among the members.

EN MEMORIAM - From BleedingCool:  Comic book artist, Tim Sale, has died at the age of 66, Wednesday, June 15, 2022.  Sale was best known for his collaborations with writer, Jeph Loeb, especially the beloved 13-issue miniseries, "Batman: The Long Halloween" (1996-97).

SONY SPIDER-MAN U - From IGN:  Via a social media post, actor Tom Hardy seems to confirm that the script for "Venom 3" is completed.  The writer is Kelly Marcel, who wrote "Venom: Let There Be Carnage," from a story by Hardy and Marcel.

IDW - From GamesRadar:  The latest title in IDW's original content initiative is "Crashed," a five-issue miniseries about a doctor who treats superheroes.  It is written by Matthew Klein and drawn by Morgan Beem, and the first issue arrives in September.

DC COMICS - From GamesRadar:  Arriving Sept. 13th, "Harley Quinn 30th Anniversary Special," a 96-page one-shot anthology will celebrate the 30th anniversary of the debut of the TV character turned comic book and pop culture icon, "Harley Quinn."  Harley debuted in 1992 the "Fox Kids" animated series, "Batman: The Animated Series."

DC CINEMA - From THR:  Actress-singer Lady Gaga is in early negotiations to star in the sequel to "Joker," which reportedly may be a musical.

BOOK NEWS - From BleedingCool:  Starting on the April 1, 2023, Penguin Random House Publisher Services will take over the sales and distribution of all of Disney Publishing Worldwide books to bookstores, libraries, book clubs and online stores such as Amazon.  PRHPS will handle also distribution to all mass, trade and independent bookselling channels.  This covers titles from Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, ESPN, Fox, 20th Century Studios, National Geographic, and more

DC CINEMA - From DCComics:  Here is the first trailer for DC Film's "Black Adam" movie, which is due Oct. 31, 2022.

RUMOR/MARVEL STUDIOS - From VICE:  Mexican actor Tenoch Huerta, who is rumored to be playing "Namor" in Marvel's upcoming, "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever," is interviewed by "Vice."  Huerta supposedly learned a Mayan language for the role.

THE SANDMAN - From DCComics:  Here is the first teaser trailer for Netflix's "The Sandman," based on the Neil Gaiman/DC Comics title.  It is due Aug. 5th, 2022.

From DCBlog:  "DC Blog" breaks down Netflix's "The Sandman" teaser trailer.

From BleedingCool:  Neil Gaiman answers questions of the Netflix series, "The Sandman."

comiXology - From TheBeatcomiXology's original series, "The Black Ghost," from writers Alex Segura and Monica Gallagher and artist George Kambadais, returns this summer with a new five-issue miniseries.

DC CINEMA - From TMZEzra Miller, star of Warner/DC Film's upcoming, "The Flash," is in trouble again. This time he is accused of controlling and grooming a minor female and providing her with drugs and alcohol.

IDW - From GamesRadar:  The site looks at IDW's new "Dungeons & Dragons" comic book, "Dungeons & Dragons: Ravenloft - Orphan of Agony Isle," which begins this month.

DC CINEMA - From Variety:  Director Todd Phillips has announced a sequel to his Oscar-winning film, "Joker."

From Variety:  Despite changes in leadership at Warner Bros., there are still questions about DC Films.

RUMOR - From TheDirect:  Marvel Studios' reboot of the "Blade" film franchise may begin filming sometime in early July 2022.

THE SANDMAN - From WeGotThisCovered:  Actress Jenna Coleman will play a brand new version of John Constantine in Netflix's "The Sandman."  "She's a bit posh" says showrunner Alan Heinberg.

EN MEMORIAM - From Blabbermouth:  American fantasy artist, Ken Kelly, has died at the age of 76, Friday, June 3, 2022.  His paintings focused on sword and sorcery and other heroic fantasy subgenres. His early work included producing painted covers for comic book magazines from Warren Publishing and Skywalk Publications.  He also painted book covers, but Kelly may be best known for producing album cover art for a number or recording artists, most notably "Kiss" and "Manowar."

MARVEL STUDIOS - From YahooEntertainment:  Lady Gaga. Tom Cruise.  Behind the scenes of "Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness" with writer Michael Waldron.

MARVEL - From GamesRadar:  A brief history of Marvel Comics' editors-in-chief.

IMAGE - From BleedingCool:  Image Comics' imprint, Skybound will produce a five-issue comic book series based on the Shudder TV series, "Creepshow."

DC COMICS - From BleedingCool:  Who is in the new Justice League?... Mary Marvel? Supergirl?

MANGA - From BleedingCool:  Manga publisher, Seven Seas Entertainment, has hired lawyers in order to deal with the recent union of its employees.

MARVEL - From BleedingCool:  Former Marvel Comics editor-in-chief and current Marvel executive vice-president and creative director, Joe Quesada, is leaving Marvel.

DC/MILESTONE - From BleedingCool:  DC Comics has announced a YA "Static" graphic novel, "Static Up All Night" by Lamar Giles and Paris Alleyne with N. Steven Harris.

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MAY 2022 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From BleedingCool:  Ablaze for May 2022
From BleedingCool:  Action Lab Entertainment for May 2022
From BleedingCool:  AfterShock Comics for May 2022
From BleedingCool:  Archie Comics for May 2022
From BleedingCool:  AWA Upshot for May 2022
From BleedingCool:  Behemoth Comics for May 2022
From BleedingCool:  BOOM! Studios for May 2022
From BleedingCool:  Dark Horse Comics for May 2022
From BleedingCool:  DC Comics for May 2022
From BleedingCool:  Dynamite Entertainment for May 2022
From BleedingCool:  IDW Publishing for May 2022
From BleedingCool:  Image Comics for May 2022
From BleedingCool:  Kodansha Comics for May 2022
From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics "Hulk Vs Thor: Banner of War" for May 2022
From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics "X-Men" solicitations for May 2022
From BleedingCool:  Oni Press for May2022
From BleedingCool:  Opus Comics for May 2022
From BleedingCool:  Rebellion for May 2022
From BleedingCool:  Titan Comics for May 2022
From BleedingCool:  Scout Comics for May 2022
From BleedingCool:  Seven Seas Entertainment for May 2022
From BleedingCool:  Valiant Comics for May 2022
From BleedingCool:  Vault Comics for May 2022
From BleedingCool:  VIZ Media for May 2022
From BleedingCool:  Yen Press for May 2022
From BleedingCool:  Z2 Comics for May 2022

JUNE 2022 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From BleedingCool:  AfterShock Comics for June 2022
From BleedingCool:  Ahoy Comics for June 2022
From BleedingCool:  Archie Comics for June 2022
From BleedingCool:  Behemoth Comics for June 2022
From BleedingCool:  BOOM! Studios for June 2022
From BleedingCool:  Dark Horse Comics for June 2022
From BleedingCool:  DC Comics for June 2022
From BleedingCool:  Dynamite Entertainment for June 2022
From BleedingCool:  Hero Collector DC Comics Graphic Novels for June 2022
From BleedingCool:  IDW Publishing for June 2022
From BleedingCool:  Image Comics for June 2022
From BleedingCool:  Keenspot Entertainment for June 2022
From BleedingCool:  Kodansha Comics for June 2022
From BleedingCool:  Lev Gleason for June 2022
From BleedingCool:  Mad Cave Studios for June 2022
From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics for June 2022
From BleedingCool:  Marvel "Banner of War" for June 2022
From BleedingCool:  Marvel "X-Men" for June 2022 
From BleedingCool:  Oni Press for June 2022
From BleedingCool:  Opus Comics for June 2022
From BleedingCool:  Seven Seas Entertainment for June 2022
From BleedingCool:  Source Point Press for June 2022
From BleedingCool:  Valiant Comics for June 2022
From BleedingCool:  Vault Comics for June 2022
From BleedingCool:  Vertical Comics for June 2022
From BleedingCool:  VIZ Media for June 2022
From BleedingCool:  Yen Press for June 2022

JULY 2022 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From BleedingCool:  Ablaze for July 2022
From BleedingCool:  Ahoy Comics for July 2022
From BleedingCool:  Archie Comics for July 2022
From BleedingCool:  Artists Elite Comics for July 2022
From BleedingCool:  Behemoth Comics for July 2022
From BleedingCool:  BOOM! Studios for July 2022
From BleedingCool:  CEX Publishing for July 2022
From BleedingCool:  Dark Horse Comics for July 2022
From GamesRadar:  DC Comics covers and solicitations for July 2022
From BleedingCool:  Dynamite Entertainment for July 2022
From BleedingCool:  Fairsquare Comics for July 2022
From BleedingCool:  Heavy Metal Magazine for July 2022
From BleedingCool:  IDW Publishing for July 2022
From BleedingCool:  Image Comics for July 2022
From BleedingCool:  Kodansha Comics for July 2022
From BleedingCool:  Mad Cave Studios for July 2022
From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics for July 2022
From BleedingCool:  Marvel "Star Wars" comics for July 2022
From BleedingCool:  Merc Publishing for July 2022
From BleedingCool:  Oni Press for July 2022
From BleedingCool:  Rebellion Comics for July 2022
From BleedingCool:  Red 5 Comics for July 2022
From BleedingCool:  Scout Comics for July 2022
From BleedingCool:  Silver Sprocket for July 2022
From BleedingCool:  Titan Comics for July 2022
From BleedingCool:  Valiant Comics for July 2022
From BleedingCool:  Vault Comics for July 2022
From BleedingCool:  Vertical Comics for July 2022
From BleedingCool:  VIZ Media for July 2022
From BleedingCool:  Yen Press for July 2022

AUGUST 2022 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From BleedingCool:  Ablaze for August 2022
From BleedingCool:  AfterShock for August 2022
From BleedingCool:  Antarctic Press for August 2022
From BleedingCool:  Archie Comics for August 2022
From BleedingCool:  Asylum Press for August 2022
From BleedingCool:  Behemoth Comics for August 2022
From BleedingCool:  BOOM Studios for August 2022
From BleedingCool:  CEX Publishing for August 2022
From BleedingCool:  Comic House for August 2022
From BleedingCool:  Dark Horse Comics for August 2022
From BleedingCool:  DC Comics for August 2022
From BleedingCool:  Dynamite Entertainment for August 2022
From BleedingCool:  IDW Publishing for August 2022
From BleedingCool:  Image Comics for August 2022
From BleedingCool:  Kodansha Comics for August 2022
From BleedingCool:  Mad Cave Studios for August 2022
From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics for August 2022
From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics "A.X.E.: Judgement Day solicitations for August 2022
From BleedingCool:  Oni Press for August 2022
From BleedingCool:  Rebellion for August 2022
From BleedingCool:  Red 5 Comics for August 2022
From BleedingCool:  Scout Comics for August 2022
From BleedingCool:  Seven Seas Entertainment for August 2022
From BleedingCool:  Source Point Press for August 2022
From BleedingCool:  Titan Comics for August 2022
From BleedingCool:  TOKYOPOP for August 2022
From BleedingCool:  Vault Comics for August 2022
From BleedingCool:  VIZ Media for August 2022
From BleedingCool:  Yen Press for August 2022

SEPTEMBER 2022 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From BleedingCool:  BOOM! Studios for September 2022
From BleedingCool:  Dark Horse Comics solicitations for September 2022
From BleedingCool:  DC Comics for September 2022
From BleedingCool:  Dynamite Entertainment for September 2022
From BleedingCool:  IDW Publishing for September 2022
From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics for September 2022
 
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Tuesday, March 15, 2022

#IReadsYou Revew: THE DEATH OF DOCTOR STRANGE: Blade #1

DEATH OF DOCTOR STRANGE: BLADE #1
MARVEL COMICS

STORY: Danny Lore
ART: Dylan Burnett
COLORS: Mike Spicer
LETTERS: VC's Travis Lanham
EDITOR: Darren Shan
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF: Akira Yoshida a.k.a. C.B. Cebulski
COVER: Boss Logic
VARIANT COVER ARTISTS: David Baldeon with Israel Sukva
36pp, Color, $4.99 U.S. (February 2022)

Rated “Teen+”

Blade created by Marv Wolfman and Gene Colan


Blade is a Marvel Comics character created by writer Marv Wolfman and artist Gene Colan.  He first appeared in the comic book, The Tomb of Dracula #10 (cover dated:  July 1973), as a supporting character.  Blade is Eric Brooks, who was born a half-vampire and half-human, after a vampire attacked and killed his mother.  Possessing a vampire's speed, strength, and healing, Eric became Blade the vampire hunter and killer.

“The Death of Doctor Strange” is a 12-issue comic book event published by Marvel Comics from September 2021 to January 2022.  I don't give a crap about it, but I do give a crap about Blade.  One of the twelves titles is Death of Doctor Strange: Blade #1.

Death of Doctor Strange: Blade #1 is written by Danny Lore; drawn by Dylan Burnett; colored by Mike Spicer; and lettered by Travis Lanham.  This one-shot finds Blade, the Sheriff of the Vampire Nation, dealing with invaders from another dimension

Death of Doctor Strange: Blade #1 opens in the Vampire Nation.  Once upon a time, Doctor Strange destroyed every vampire in the world with one spell, the “Montesi Formula” (as seen in Doctor Strange  #59-62; cover-dated June to December 1983).  Strange also preserved a magical barrier around the Earth to ward off attacks from other dimensions.

Now, Doctor Strange is dead, as seen in Death of Doctor Strange #1(cover date: November 2021).  And the Vampire Nation celebrates.  That does not sit too well with Strange's old friend, Blade the Vampire Hunter, who is the new Vampire Nation sheriff … at the behest of his old adversary, Count Dracula, the Lord of the Vampire Nation.

What happens, however, when interlopers from another dimension invade vampire territory and put all the bloodsuckers' lives at risk?  Will Blade do his duty to protect them?  Or will he let the vampires get wiped out again?  Can he truly be a partner with Dracula, someone he neither likes nor trusts? And what exactly are these creatures from another dimension.

THE LOWDOWN:  My summary of Death of Doctor Strange: Blade #1 does not do it justice.  There is a subplot involving a group within the Vampire Nation that is spoiling for a fight with Blade.  The other-dimensional invaders are not what they seem, and Blade is not sure the invaders are all invaders, which he may or may not be wrong about.

My summary is inadequate because writer Danny Lore makes use of every page of this one-shot.  Lore offers multiple points of view, red herrings, conflicting subplots, and more.  In addition, Lore presents a Blade tale that captures the off-beat nature of the 1970s Blade stories written by Marv Wolfman and Chris Claremont for the old black and white comics magazines, Vampire Tales and Marvel Preview.  They were some of the best Blade comics ever.  I often thought of them while reading what Lore weaves in this comic book.

Dylan Burnett is the perfect artist for Death of Doctor Strange: Blade #1.  His art has an animation quality and, in some ways, resembles the work of Bruce Timm.  From a graphic and visual perspective, Burnett's work here recalls the visual style of the the 1998 Blade film, the first in a trilogy starring actor Wesley Snipes as Blade.  Burnett also captures the shifting and shifty nature of Lore's tale.

Mike Spicer's colors are perfectly garish, hinting at a neon, nightmare world of vampires.  The always reliable Travis Lanham letters this story in a way that reflects the multiple layers of the plot and its subplots.  I would love to see this creative team on another Blade comic book.  I don't know if the current Direct Market can support an ongoing Blade comic book, but certainly it could support another one-shot, if not a miniseries like this.  This is a good beginning.

I READS YOU RECOMMENDS:  Fans of Blade and readers of the “Death of Doctor Strange” event will want to read Death of Doctor Strange: Blade #1.

A-
7.5 out of 10

Reviewed by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"


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Monday, October 25, 2021

Marvel Comics from Diamond Distributors for October 27, 2021

MARVEL COMICS

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JUL210788 CHILDREN OF ATOM BY VITA AYALA TP VOL 01 $17.99
AUG211222 DAREDEVIL #35 $3.99
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Friday, March 20, 2020

#IReadsYou Review: MARVEL COMICS #1000

MARVEL COMICS No. 1000
MARVEL COMICS – @Marvel

[This review was originally posted on Patreon.]

WRITERS: Al Ewing and various
PENCILS: Various
INKS: Various
COLORS: Various
LETTERS: Various
EDITOR: Tom Brevoort
EiC: Akira Yoshida a.k.a. C.B. Cebulski
COVER: Alex Ross
VARIANT COVERS: Various
96pp, Color, $9.99 U.S. (October 2019)

Rated T

Marvel Comics #1 (with a cover date of October 1939) was first published on Aug. 31, 1939.  It was the first comic book published by the company known as Timely Comics, a division of Timely Publications and a precursor of Marvel Comics.  Marvel Comics would eventually take on the title, Marvel Mystery Comics.

Using the publication date of Marvel Comics #1, Marvel Comics has been celebrating its 80th anniversary throughout 2019.  The biggest event of that celebration is a special comic book, Marvel Comics #1000.  This massive collaborative effort features 80 different creative teams and showcases classic Marvel Comics characters and some brand new ones.

Each page of Marvel Comics #1000 is a single-page vignette that is the contribution of one of the 80 creative teams.  The creative teams are a mixture of Marvel Comics luminaries (Roy Thomas, Chris Claremont, Alex Ross, to name a few), recent Marvel star creators (Jason Aaron, Joe Quesada), some rising Marvel creators (David F. Walker, Saladin Ahmed), some celebrities (Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Neil Gaiman), and some inexplicable choices (J. Scott Campbell?!)

The guiding hand behind the story in this issue is Al Ewing, writer of the critically-acclaimed Hulk comic book series, Immortal Hulk.  The very first panel of Marvel Comics #1000 is based on a panel from Marvel Comics #1, and it is the beginning of this comic book's first one-pager, which is entitled “Eight Bells.”  It is written by Ewing; drawn by Steve Epting; colored by Frank D'Armata; and lettered by VC's Clayton Cowles.  And while many of the one-pagers in Marvel Comics #1000 are about pivotal moments in Marvel Comics' past, the first one-page hints at an ancient conspiracy that runs through the history of the Marvel Universe.

“Eight Bells” recounts the introduction of the original Human Torch, an android by Professor Horton.  From there, Ewing unveils a mystery in the Marvel Universe, one centered around an enigmatic artifact known as the “Eternity Mask.”  Secret threads, secret connections, secret histories, and synchronicity, what is the mystery behind the Eternity Mask, an item that can take down both the powerful and weak  Who will wear the mask now?

In the Diamond Previews online write-up for Marvel Comics #1000, Marvel declares it features “The Greatest Talent Ever Assembled for One Story.”  Another line reads “...we have gathered together the greatest array of talent ever to be assembled between the covers of a single comic book!”  Marvel has also described the creative line-ups for this Marvel Comics #1000 as “some Marvel icons, some first-timers” and “80 luminary creative teams.”

I understand hype, but I also believe that whoever wrote this does not quite understand the actual meaning of the world “luminary.”  As for “the greatest talent ever assembled,” that is eye-rolling hype.  Most of the contributors to Marvel Comics #1000 are solid professions, but for the most part have not produced enough work or any work that would justify them being called “great talents” and certainly not luminary.  Also, the comic books that most of these new icons and “new luminaries” produce have contributed to the continued plummeting sales of comic books.  Neil Gaiman is obviously a luminary, and after a few puffs of burning bush, I might grudgingly call Jason Aaron a luminary.  But Matthew Rosenberg? – bitch, puh-lease.

For the record, here is a list of artists and writer-artists that have contributed substantially to Marvel Comics, but do not contribute to Marvel Comics #1000:  Art Adams, John Byrne, Sal Buscema, Paul Gulacy, Frank Miller, Andy Kubert, Bob Layton, Jim Lee, Joe Madureira, Todd McFarlane, Bob McLeod, Jon J. Muth, John Romita, John Romita, Jr., Bill Sienkiewicz, Paul Smith, Jim Starlin, Kent Williams, Ron Wilson, Barry Windsor-Smith, and Mike Zeck

Here are the writers who have contributed greatly to Marvel and are not in Marvel Comics #1000:  Brian Michael Bendis, Ed Brubaker, Joe Casey, J.M. DeMatteis, Matt Fraction, Steven Grant, David Michelinie, Mark Millar, Doug Moench, Grant Morrison, Ann Nocenti, Louise Simonson, and Marv Wolfman.

I can understand that there are a number of reasons why none of the above appear in Marvel Comics #1000.  Some may have declined, and others may have chosen not to because they are retired or are in poor health.  Others may have exclusive contracts with other publishers that prohibit them from committing any work for Marvel.  Some may have had scheduling issues, but I think many simply were not asked to contribute.

A Marvel Comics 80th anniversary book without John Byrne and Frank Miller is just fucking stupid.  I don't care what it took – even if someone had to get on his or her knees or drop trousers to convince them, Byrne and Miller had to be in this comic book.   It is because of the work that Byrne and Miller produced for Marvel Comics from the 1970s to the mid-1980s that Marvel had a late 1980s.

And they couldn't get a Jack Kirby pin-up in this bitch?  The comic books that Bendis, Brubaker, and Millar produced in the 2000s contributed greatly to the history-making and astounding amounts of money Marvel Entertainment's owners are now making from film adaptations of Marvel Comics' stories and characters.  Bendis should have written the Miles Morales one-pager; because he didn't, I didn't even bother reading it.

There are some nice moments and pages in Marvel Comics #1000.  I thought the Joe Quesada-Kevin Nowlan Daredevil page was beautiful.  Other pages I liked:  Roy Thomas and Rod Reis's Wolverine page; Jim Zub and Nick Bradshaw's Blade page; and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's Jessica Jones page, to name a few.

The good stuff in Marvel Comics #1000 is tainted by the absence of so many true Marvel Comics luminaries and icons.  Donny Cates is not a Marvel icon, nor is Gerry Duggan.  Sorry; not now, but maybe later – much later.  The powers-that-be at Marvel Comics should be honest.  Marvel Comics #1000 is not so much an anniversary celebration as their childish need to have a Marvel title reach a thousandth issue because DC Comics recently had two – Action Comics #1000 and Detective Comics #1000.  And Marvel was going to have their 1000 even if they had to fudge the numbers.

5 out of 10

Reviewed by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"


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Tuesday, February 25, 2020

#IReadsYou Review: WOLVERINE VS. BLADE SPECIAL #1

WOLVERINE VS. BLADE SPECIAL No. 1
MARVEL COMICS – @Marvel

[This review was originally posted on Patreon.]

STORY: Marc Guggenheim
ART: Dave Wilkins
COLORS: Dave Wilkins
LETTERS: VC's Travis Lanham
EDITOR: Darren Shan
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF: Akira Yoshida a.k.a. C.B. Cebulski
COVER: Dave Wilkins
VARIANT COVER ARTISTS: Matteo Scalera with Moreno Dinisio; Gabriele Dell'Otto
44pp, Color, $5.99 U.S. (September 2019)

Rated “Mature”

Blade created by Marv Wolfman and Gene Colan; Wolverine created by Roy Thomas, Len Wein, and John Romita

I like Wolverine, and I love Blade, so...

Blade is a Marvel Comics character created by writer Marv Wolfman and artist Gene Colan.  He first appeared in the comic book, The Tomb of Dracula #10 (cover dated:  July 1973), as a supporting character.  Blade is Eric Brooks, who was born half-vampire and half-human, after a vampire attacked and killed his mother.  Possessing a vampire's speed, strength, and healing, Eric became Blade the vampire hunter and killer.

Wolverine is also a Marvel Comics character.  He was created by Roy Thomas and Len Wein and artist John Romita and made his full-length debut in The Incredible Hulk #181 (cover-dated November 1974), after making a cameo appearance at the end of The Incredible Hulk #180.  A member of the X-Men, Wolverine is a mutant who possesses animal-keen senses, enhanced physical capabilities, a powerful healing factor, and three retractable claws in the back of each hand.

Wolverine and Blade meet in the new one-shot comic book, Wolverine vs. Blade Special #1.  It is written by Marc Guggenheim; painted by Dave Wilkins; and lettered by Travis Lanham.  This special pits two of Marvel's deadliest hunters ever to have stalked the night against each, Wolverine and Blade... with a horde of vampires circling them.

Wolverine vs. Blade Special #1 opens some unknown numbers of years in the past.  Wolverine and Blade are battling vampires in Wolverine's stomping grounds, the island-city of Madripoor.  The bloodsuckers, which belong to a vampire cult known as “The Creed,” have congregated at a temple where they practice ritual sacrifice of humans.

Six months later, Wolverine is in New York City hunting Dragoness, a mutant who has lately been killing humans and other mutants, and Wolverine is shocked to discover that Dragoness is no longer what she was known to be.  Meanwhile, in Von Stadt, Germany, Blade is battling the vampire, Count Von Stadt, when the vampire displays a shocking power not usually associated with vampires.  WTF?!  These different missions are connected, but will Wolverine and Blade kill each other before they become allies?

Although I am always down for a Blade comic book, I was cynical about the Wolverine vs. Blade Special.  After all, Marc Guggenheim apparently starting wrote this special over a decade ago around the time he wrote the short-lived, 12-issue, Blade ongoing series (2006-2007) and the “Logan Dies” story arc in Wolverine (2003) #57 to #61 (which was published in 2007).  I read recently that Marvel even cut three-pages from this story which was also drawn ages ago.

However, I am happy to say that Wolverine vs. Blade Special #1 is a fun read.  It is not great, but I wish there was more of it – say 48 pages instead of the 40 pages presented here.  Guggenheim writes this somewhat in the spirit of those Blade stories that Marv Wolfman and Chris Claremont wrote for Marvel Preview and Vampires Tales in the mid-1970s, which were badass and gory.  Guggenheim apparently takes delight in his two stars killing vampires in the most gruesome and brutal manner.

Artist Dave Wilkins' art and graphical storytelling seems a little outdated, like those Radical Comics titles from the 2000s.  However, he draws a snazzy, sleek, and gleaming Blade and some righteously monstrous vampires.  His Wolverine is a little stiff – too much muscle and brawn and an awkward-looking costume.  Still, what Wilkins does best – Blade and vampires – is graphical striking, and in general, my eyes think of some of the art here as candy.

Travis Lanham's precision lettering and murderous sound effects push Wolverine vs. Blade Special #1 over the top; it is like hearing a raucous audio track.  Hey, this comic book is not great, but it is better than you would think.  Who knew Wolverine and Blade were two great comic book tastes that could taste quite good together?

7 out of 10

Reviewed by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"


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Monday, February 3, 2020

Marvel Comics from Diamond Distributors for February 5, 2020

MARVEL COMICS

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Monday, January 6, 2020

Marvel Comics from Diamond Distributors for January 8, 2020

MARVEL COMICS

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Monday, December 9, 2019

Marvel Comics from Diamond Distributors for December 11, 2019

MARVEL COMICS

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Monday, November 18, 2019

Marvel Comics from Diamond Distributors for November 20, 2019

MARVEL COMICS

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Monday, September 23, 2019

Marvel Comics from Diamond Distributors for September 25, 2019

MARVEL COMICS

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