Comic Quest Weekly for 5/19/2019
Marvel, Hickman Have Plans For at Least Two Waves of X-Men Books
Marvel Comics and Jonathan Hickman have big plans for the writer’s take on the X-Men, which begins in July with the launch of House of X and Powers of X. While a line of new titles will spin out of the dual miniseries, the publisher and Hickman are already looking ahead to a Wave 2 of X-Men comics for fans to look forward to in 2020.
“At the conclusion of our 12 weeks of HOX and POX, we’ll be launching an entire new universe of X-books,” said Hickman. “Some will be traditional fare, some carry through on ideas presented in HOX and POX. Some books are completely new concepts. I, personally, will be writing the ongoing flagship X-book.”
As for when fans can expect to learn details on what’s internally being called the “Wave 1” titles, Hickman revealed that an official announcement will be made around Comic-Con International in San Diego.
“Now, we’re already in production on all of these ‘Wave 1’ books and our plan at this moment is to introduce the titles, creative teams, and publishing details around SDCC, which is a week before HOX #1 goes on sale,” he said.
“We also just finished our plans for our ‘Wave 2’ books that will debut in 2020 and we’re getting ready to hire talent for those,” the writer added. “It’s pretty exciting, and this kind of long-term planning is one of the benefits of knowing what direction you’re headed for the next few years.” Though no clues were given as to what the Wave 2 X-Men comics could look like, it should be reassuring to know long-term plans are being made for the merry mutants, especially considering we’re almost at the halfway point of 2019 and these new titles won’t debut until 2020.
Hickman also revealed the entire X-Men line will come to an end right before the debuts of House of X and Powers of X, in order to provide a smooth transition for readers.
“So I argued for cancelling the entire line: Why it would work, why it was a good idea, and most importantly, why it was what we needed to do narratively to return the X-Men to their rightful prominent position in the Marvel Universe,” Hickman said.
Marvel’s current X-Men output consists of Uncanny X-Men, Mr. and Mrs. X, X-Force and X-23, along with the Age of X-Man and Major X miniseries. Future solicitations show Uncanny X-Men and Age of X-Man coming to an end this summer, and now we know the same can be said for X-Force, Mr. and Mrs. Xand X-23.
House of X #1 and Powers of X #1 will go on sale in July from Marvel Comics.
VENOM #14 MAXX LIM MARVEL BATTLE LINES VAR WR 3.99
WAR OF THE REALMS TIE-IN!
• Chaos reigns as Malekith’s campaign to take over the Nine Realms sweeps through Manhattan.
• With desperate battles raging all around them to quell Malekith’s horde, Venom has teamed up with an unlikely group to try to stop Malekith…
• …or die trying.
STAR WARS AOR JABBA THE HUTT #1 3.99
IT’S GREAT TO BE JABBA!
• Across the galaxy, Imperials, rebels and scoundrels alike speak in hushed tones of JABBA THE HUTT, the greatest gangster in the OUTER RIM.
• Discover what makes the name of Jabba so feared, in a crime story that stretches from the casinos of CANTO BIGHT to the deserts of TATOOINE!
WONDER WOMAN #71 3.99
Aphrodite’s son just might know the secret to reuniting Wonder Woman with her long-lost family and home on Paradise Island…but even if he does-and is willing to tell her-would she be able to survive the journey?
TONY STARK IRON MAN #11 3.99
“STARK REALITIES” CONCLUDES!
• Now that the secret of the eScape has been revealed… =its effects on the real world will be devastating!
• Who’s your favorite cast member? Tony, Jocasta, Andy, Rhodey, Bethany, Amanda, Machine Man, or the Wasp? Maybe you shouldn’t get too attached. Not everyone’s making it out of this story in one piece.
DETECTIVE COMICS #1004 3.99
The face behind the mask is revealed! Who’s taken up the mantle of the Arkham Knight? What’s their endgame? And what’s the shocking secret that Batman never knew about a part of his life he’d taken for granted?
RADICALLY RONIN RAGDOLLS ONE SHOT 3.99
From the pages of Drawing Blood and the mind of Kevin Eastman comes the story-inside-the-story: the indie comic about three crime-fighting mutant cats which launched the Ragdolls franchise in 1992, and kicked off Ragdolls-mania! See where it all began, in this thrilling one-shot from co-creators Kevin Eastman (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) and David Avallone (Elvira, Bettie Page).
THIS WEEK IN TOYS/STATUES
MY HERO ACADEMIA ENTER THE HERO BAKUGO FIG 39.99
From Banpresto. The Enter The Hero line from Banpresto, based on the hit anime My Hero Academia, features the students in their hero suits charging into battle. These detailed figures of Bakugo (6 1/8″ tall), Midoriya (6 1/2″ tall), and Todoroki (5 7/8″ tall) come with a base for display. Add them to your My Hero collection today
DC GALLERY BATWOMAN COMIC PVC FIGURE 45
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!
POKEMON PLUSH CLIPS ASST
GUNDAM ORIGIN MS-06S ZAKU II CHAR RED COMET HG 1/144 MDL KIT
From Bandai Hobby. The red Zaku used by Char Aznableas seen in Gundam The Origin and the original GundamTV
series returns in a new package along with new armaments! Includes 2 Zaku Machine guns (one belt fed),
Bazooka, 2 Bazooka Magazines, Anti Ship Rifle, and Heat Hawk (extended and stored forms). Runner x 12,
stickers for Falmer Squadron, Instruction Manual.
Trade-paperbacks of the Week!
EAST OF WEST TP VOL 09 16.99
The penultimate trade collecting the fan-favorite story of love at the end of the world.
Collects EAST OF WEST #39-42
Jean Grey pilots a shuttle through a solar flare, savingthe X-Men, and is possessed by one of the universe’s greatest forces-the Phoenix. As she adapts to her new powers, the X-Men launch an assault against the clandestine Hellfire Club. Jean is tricked into betraying the X-Men, becoming first the Black Queen and then Dark Phoenix, wielding the power to destroy worlds. Only the X-Men can stop her.
She rejects human cruelty, but sometimes it seems as though brute force is the only way to “win.” And if Selina is to survive on the streets, she must be tough. Can she find her humanity and reconcile toughness with her desire for community … and love? From Lauren Myracle, the New York Times best-selling author of books like ttfn and ttyl, comes the story of a teenage Catwoman, as she struggles to find her own identity while living on the streets of Gotham.
FANTASTIC FOUR TP BEHOLD GALACTUS 24.99
The Fantastic Four take on Galactus in a quartet of action-packed epics! First, Stan Lee and Jack Kirby introduce the World-Eater and his enigmatic herald, the Silver Surfer, as they come for Earth in one of the greatest comic book sagas ever told! Next, Stan and Jack bring big G back – but what does he want this time? The answer lies in a dangerous and deadly shrunken realm! John Buscema’s powerful pencils illustrate the arrival of new herald Gabriel the Air-Walker, signaling doom for the human race! Then, John Byrne takes over as Terrax leads the Devourer back to Earth – and the entire Marvel Universe pitches in to help the FF save the planet from becoming his next meal! With classic art by top-flight creators, Galactus has never looked this good!
COLLECTING: FANTASTIC FOUR (1961) #48-50, #120-123, #242-244
MASTER LIST OF STUFF ARRIVING THIS WEEK!
ACTION COMICS #1011 3.99
ACTION COMICS #1011 VAR ED 3.99
AGE OF X-MAN AMAZING NIGHTCRAWLER #4 (OF 5) 3.99
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN OMNIBUS HC VOL 04 ROMITA DM VAR 125
ANIMOSITY #21 (MR) 3.99
ARCHIES SUPERTEENS TP 12.99
ASGARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #9 MAXX LIM MARVEL BATTLE LINES VAR 3.99
ASGARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #9 WR 3.99
ASSASSIN NATION #3 (MR) 3.99
AVANT-GUARDS TP VOL 01 DISCOVER NOW ED PX (C: 0-1-2) 14.99
AVENGERS #19 3.99
AVENGERS #19 MAXX LIM MARVEL BATTLE LINES VAR 3.99
AVENGERS NO ROAD HOME #10 (OF 10) 2ND PTG IZAAKSE VAR 4.99
BACK ISSUE #113 8.95
BATGIRL #35 3.99
BATGIRL #35 VAR 3.99
BATMAN BEYOND #32 3.99
BATMAN BEYOND #32 VAR 3.99
BONE PARISH #9 (OF 12) 3.99
BOOKS OF MAGIC #8 3.99
BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER TP VOL 01 14.99
CHAMPIONS GN TP WE STILL NEED HEROES 12.99
COVER TP VOL 01 16.99
CYBER FORCE #10 3.99
DC GALLERY BATWOMAN COMIC PVC FIGURE 45
DETECTIVE COMICS #1004 3.99
DETECTIVE COMICS #1004 VAR 3.99
DIAL H FOR HERO #3 (OF 6) 3.99
DIE DIE DIE #6 2ND PTG 3.99
DIE DIE DIE #8 2ND PTG 3.99
DOCTOR STRANGE #14 3.99
DOCTOR STRANGE #14 NEXON MARVEL BATTLE LINES VAR 3.99
DRAWING BLOOD SPILLED INK #1 (OF 4) CVR A 3.99
DRAWING BLOOD SPILLED INK #1 (OF 4) CVR B 3.99
EAST OF WEST TP VOL 09 16.99
ELFEN LIED OMNIBUS TP VOL 01 24.99
ELVIRA MISTRESS OF DARK SPRING SPECIAL ONE SHOT 4.99
FAITHLESS #2 (OF 5) CVR B 4.99
FAITHLESS #2 (OF 5) MAIN 3.99
FAMOUS MONSTERS ACK-IVES #1 GODZILLA 16.99
FANTASTIC FOUR TP BEHOLD GALACTUS 24.99
FANTASTIC FOUR TP VOL 02 MR AND MRS GRIMM 15.99
FLASH #71 3.99
FLASH #71 VAR 3.99
FREEDOM FIGHTERS #6 (OF 12) 3.99
FRIENDO TP VOL 01 17.99
FUNKO CUPHEAD MUGMAN AF 12
FUNKO CUPHEAD THE DEVIL AF 12
GASOLINA #18 3.99
GHOST TREE #2 3.99
GI JOE A REAL AMERICAN HERO #262 CVR A 3.99
GI JOE A REAL AMERICAN HERO #262 CVR B 3.99
GOON #2 3.99
GRETEL #3 (OF 5) CVR A 3.99
GRETEL #3 (OF 5) CVR B 3.99
GUNDAM ORIGIN MS-06S ZAKU II CHAR RED COMET HG 1/144 MDL KIT
GUNDAM ORIGIN ZAKU II TYPE C-6/R6 HG 1/144 MDL KIT
GUNDAM WING MAGANAC HGAC 1/144 MDL KIT
HIGHWAYMAN TP 19.99
HILDA & NOWHERE SPACE NETFLIX TIE IN NOVEL 13.95
HONOR AND CURSE #4 3.99
INCURSION #4 (OF 4) CVR A 3.99
INCURSION #4 (OF 4) CVR B 3.99
INVADER ZIM #43 CVR A 3.99
JAMES BOND BLACKBOX TP 19.99
JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK #11 3.99
JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK #11 VAR 3.99
KINIRO MOSAIC GN VOL 09 17
KNIGHTS OF THE GOLDEN SUN #7 3.99
LEGEND OF KORRA TP PART 01 RUINS OF EMPIRE 10.99
LIFE IS STRANGE TP 16.99
LOONEY TUNES #249 2.99
LOVE IN FOCUS GN VOL 02 10.99
MARTIAN MANHUNTER #5 (OF 12) 3.99
MARTIAN MANHUNTER #5 (OF 12) VAR 3.99
MARVEL COMICS PRESENTS #5 4.99
MARY SHELLEY MONSTER HUNTER #2 3.99
MIDDLEWEST #7 (MR) 3.99
MIDDLEWEST TP BOOK 01 9.99
MILES MORALES SPIDER-MAN #6 3.99
MILES MORALES SPIDER-MAN #6 YOON LEE MARVEL BATTLE LINES 3.99
MONSTRESS #22 3.99
MOON GIRL AND DEVIL DINOSAUR #43 SUJIN JO MARVEL BATTLE LINE 3.99
MOON GIRL AND DEVIL DINOSAUR #43 WR 3.99
MR AND MRS X #11 3.99
MY HERO ACADEMIA AGE OF HEROES ALL MIGHT FIG 24.99
MY HERO ACADEMIA ENTER THE HERO BAKUGO FIG 39.99
MY HERO ACADEMIA ENTER THE HERO MIDORIYA FIG 39.99
MY HERO ACADEMIA ENTER THE HERO TODOROKI FIG 39.99
NEON FUTURE #3 (OF 6) 3.99
NOWHERE TP VOL 01 18.99
OFFBEATS #3 3.99
ONE-12 COLLECTIVE MARVEL THOR RAGNAROK THOR AF
OUTSIDERS BY JUDD WINICK TP BOOK 01 24.99
OZ HEART OF MAGIC #2 (OF 5) CVR A 3.99
OZ HEART OF MAGIC #2 (OF 5) CVR B 3.99
POKEMON PLUSH CLIPS ASST
RADICALLY RONIN RAGDOLLS ONE SHOT CVR A 3.99
RADICALLY RONIN RAGDOLLS ONE SHOT CVR B 3.99
RADICALLY RONIN RAGDOLLS ONE SHOT CVR C 3.99
RADICALLY RONIN RAGDOLLS ONE SHOT CVR D 3.99
RADICALLY RONIN RAGDOLLS ONE SHOT CVR E 3.99
RAN & GRAY WORLD GN VOL 03 14.99
REDLANDS TP VOL 02 16.99
REDNECK #20 3.99
RETAILER SUMMIT 2019 VENOM #14 HOTZ VAR 5.99
RISING OF THE SHIELD HERO GN VOL 11 MANGA 11.95
RIVERDALE SEASON 3 #3 3.99
ROAD OF BONES #1 3.99
ROLLED AND TOLD #9 7.99
RUMBLE #12 CVR A B&W RUBIN 3.99
RUNAWAYS #21 3.99
SANDMAN TP VOL 08 WORLDS END 30TH ANNIV ED 19.99
SAVAGE DRAGON #244 3.99
SCOOBY APOCALYPSE TP VOL 05 16.99
SCOOBY DOO TEAM UP #48 2.99
SECRET LIFE OF PETS #1 CVR A 3.99
SECRET LIFE OF PETS #1 CVR B 3.99
SHURI #8 3.99
SILENCER #17 3.99
SILVER SURFER EPIC COLLECTION TP INNER DEMONS 39.99
SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #17 CVR A 3.99
SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #17 CVR B 3.99
SPIDER-MAN INTO SPIDER-VERSE ART OF THE MOVIE HC 39.95
SPIDER-MAN TP SINISTER SIX 19.99
STAR COMICS PLANET TERRY TP COMPLETE COLLECTION 39.99
STAR TREK Q CONFLICT #4 (OF 6) CVR A 3.99
STAR TREK Q CONFLICT #4 (OF 6) CVR B 3.99
STAR WARS AOR JABBA THE HUTT #1 3.99
STAR WARS AOR JABBA THE HUTT #1 CONCEPT 3.99
STAR WARS AOR JABBA THE HUTT #1 VILLAINS 3.99
STAR WARS GALAXYS EDGE #2 (OF 5) 3.99
STARGATE ATLANTIS UNIVERSE ANTHOLOGY 2018 PHOTO CVR 3.99
STILETTO #3 (OF 3) NO WAY OUT 5.99
SWORD ART ONLINE HOLLOW REALIZATION GN VOL 03 13
TEAM SONIC RACING PLUS DLX TURBO CHAMPIONSHIP ED 5.99
TERRIFICS #16 3.99
THESE SAVAGE SHORES #1 (4TH PTG) 3.99
THESE SAVAGE SHORES #2 (3RD PTG) 3.99
THESE SAVAGE SHORES #3 (2ND PTG) 3.99
TLS X GAME OF THRONES MINI FIG 12PC DS WV1
TONY STARK IRON MAN #11 3.99
TRUE BELIEVERS IRON FIST MISTY KNIGHT #1 1
TRUE BELIEVERS WHAT IF SPIDER-GIRL #1 1
UNDER THE MOON A CATWOMAN TALE TP DC INK 16.99
UNDERDOG & PALS #1 3.99
UNSTOPPABLE WASP #8 3.99
VAMPBLADE SEASON 4 #1 4.99
VENOM #14 MAXX LIM MARVEL BATTLE LINES VAR WR 3.99
VENOM #14 WR 3.99
WAR OF REALMS JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY #3 (OF 5) WR 3.99
WAR OF REALMS NEW AGENTS OF ATLAS #2 (OF 4) WR 3.99
WAR OF REALMS PUNISHER #2 (OF 3) WR 3.99
WAR OF REALMS STRIKEFORCE LAND OF GIANTS #1 WR 4.99
WAR OF REALMS UNCANNY X-MEN #2 (OF 3) WR 3.99
WARNING #7 3.99
WOLVERINE INFINITY WATCH #4 (OF 5) 3.99
WONDER WOMAN #71 3.99
WONDER WOMAN #71 VAR 3.99
X-FORCE #8 3.99
X-MEN DARK PHOENIX SAGA HC 24.95
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