Come May of 2015, the Marvel Universe may end as we know it during Secret Wars…but the Spidey-Solicits continue to live on!
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #18
CHRISTOS GAGE (w) • HUMBERTO RAMOS (a/C)
VARIANT Cover by STACEY LEE
NYC VARIANT COVER BY TBA
• A huge chapter in AMAZING SPIDER-MAN history comes to a close!
• Peter’s choices as CEO of Parker Industries come home to roost!
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99
NOTE: Dan Slott has mentioned on his Twitter this solicit is in error, as he and Gage will be co-writers for this issue.
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #18.1
GERRY CONWAY (w) • CARLO BARBERI (a)
COVER BY YASMINE PUTRI
VARIANT COVER BY Greg Land • SPIRAL continues!
• The gang war continues to rock New York City as Spidey and the Wraith do their level best to keep it contained.
• But Wraith and Spidey’s methodologies don’t always gel.
• And Spidey’s methodology makes him a nail for Hammerhead to smash.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
SPIDER-VERSE #1
MIKE COSTA (w) • ANDRE ARUAJO (a)
Cover by NICK BRADSHAW
Variant cover by ROBBI RODRIGUEZ
• Spinning out of the SPIDER-VERSE event, a team of Spiders finds themselves face-to-face with Battleworld! Starring SPIDER-GWEN, SPIDER-MAN NOIR, SPIDER-MAN: INDIA, MAYDAY PARKER, SPIDER-UK and SPIDER-HAM!
40 PGS./Rated T …$4.99
NOTE: Apparently, the official solicit for this issue is wrong. According to Spider-Verse writer, Mike Costa, it’s Anya Corazon, not Mayday Parker, who will be the Spider-Girl on the team.
SILK #4
ROBBIE THOMPSON (w) • STACEY LEE (a)
Cover by DAVE JOHNSON
• Silk and Johnny Storm’s first date! Nuff’ said?
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99
SPIDER-GWEN #4
JASON LATOUR (w) • ROBBI RODRIGUEZ (a/C)
NYC VARIANT COVER BY TBA
• Learn what really happened the day that Peter Parker died!
• Gwen comes face to face with Ben and May Parker!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
SPIDER-WOMAN #7
DENNIS HOPELESS (w) • JAVIER RODRIGUEZ (a/C)
• Jessica Drew, A.K.A., Spider-Woman, gets closer to figuring out who has been kidnapping villains’ significant others to blackmail the villains!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
SPIDER-MAN 2099 #12
PETER DAVID (w) • WILL SLINEY (a)
Cover by FRANCESCO MATTINA
• Miguel O’Hara finds himself in the middle of bidding war between Parker Industries and rival Alchemax!
• Not only that, but his traveling through time has put the people he cares about in the year 2014 in imminent danger!
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99
MARVEL UNIVERSE ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN: WEB WARRIORS #7
Adapted by Joe Caramagna
• The Lizard has made his lair in the sewers beneath Midtown High!
• Spidey and Mary Jane venture into the depths, aided by the Janitor Stan (the Man!)
32 PGS./All Ages …$2.99
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #27
BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS (W) • VALERIO SCHITI (A/C)
NYC VARIANT COVER BY TBA
• Guardians no more?
• Following the Black Vortex, the Guardians have come into conflict with one another more and more.
• With rifts forming between them, will their friendship and history be enough to hold the team together?
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99
CAPTAIN AMERICA & THE MIGHTY AVENGERS #8
AL EWING (w) • LUKE ROSS (a/C)
• These are the stories of the end of the world, and of the people who faced the end together.
• Some of them wore costumes, and some of them didn’t. Some had super-human powers, and all some had were each other.
• They were the Mighty Avengers. And this is what they did on the last day.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
S.H.I.E.L.D. #6
MARK WAID (w) • PAUL RENAUD (A)
Cover by JULIAN TOTINO TEDESCO
NYC VARIANT COVER BY TBA
• The mysteries bubbling up since issue one stand revealed–and SHIELD, battered, broken and with no back-up, has to somehow protect the Earth from the Mindless Plague!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
SECRET WARS #1 (OF 8)
JONATHAN HICKMAN (w) • ESAD RIBIC (a)
Cover by ALEX ROSS (FEB150650)
VARIANT COVER BY ESAD RIBIC (FEB150656)
PARTY VARIANT COVER BY CHIP ZDARSKY (FEB150663)
CONNECTING VARIANT COVER BY SIMONE BIANCHI (FEB150653)
VARIANT COVER BY AMANDA CONNOR (FEB150655)
VARIANT COVER BY Jim Cheung (FEB150651)
CLASSIC VARIANT COVER BY Butch Guice (FEB150652)
YOUNG VARIANT COVER BY SKOTTIE YOUNG (FEB150657)
BLANK VARIANT COVER (FEB150658)
ACTION FIGURE VARIANT BY JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER (FEB150654)
PARTY VARIANT SKETCH COVER BY CHIP ZDARSKY
• THE FINAL INCURSION IS HAPPENING!
• THE MARVEL UNIVERSE IS COLLIDING WITH THE ULTIMATE UNIVERSE!
• AND NEITHER WILL SURVIVE!
40 PGS./Rated T+ …$4.99
SECRET WARS #2 (OF 8)
JONATHAN HICKMAN (w) • ESAD RIBIC (a)
Cover by ALEX ROSS
VARIANT COVER BY ESAD RIBIC
VARIANT COVER BY YASMINE PUTRI
ACTION FIGURE VARIANT BY JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER
CONNECTING VARIANT COVER BY SIMONE BIANCHI
CLASSIC VARIANT COVER BY Kevin Nowlan
• WHEN THE MARVEL UNIVERSE IS GONE, ALL THAT REMAINS IS BATTLEWORLD!
• LEARN THE SECRETS OF THIS BRAVE NEW REALM IN THIS SPECIAL OVERSIZED ISSUE!
56 PGS./Rated T+ …$4.99
SECRET WARS: BATTLEWORLD #1 (OF 4)
JOSH WILLIAMSON & ED BRISSON (w)
MIKE HENDERSON & SCOTT HEPBURN (a)
Cover by PACO MEDINA
Variant Cover by JAMES STOKOE
ACTION FIGURE VARIANT COVER BY JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER
• When the Marvel Universe and the Ultimate Universe collide, there is only…Battleworld!
• Featuring the fights, battles and blow-ups that are just TOO BIG for Secret Wars!
• When a Dr. Strange-possessed Punisher goes on the run, only Spider-Man, Wolverine, Hulk and Ghost Rider can track him down!
• Question: What happens when M.O.D.O.K. recruits every single M.O.D.O.K. ever for his evil schemes? Answer: M.O.D.O.K. M.A.D.N.E.S.S.!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
ULTIMATE END #1 (OF 5)
BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS (w) • MARK BAGLEY (a/C)
Variant Cover by DAVID MARQUEZ
ACTION FIGURE VARIANT COVER BY JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER
YOUNG VARIANT COVER BY SKOTTIE YOUNG
• MILES MORALES and the rest of the heroes of the ULTIMATE U face final extinction
• As the end of their world becomes inevitable, will the heroes’ heartbreaking sacrifices make any difference?
• The dramatic end of an era begins here!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
SECRET WARS 2099 #1 (of 5)
PETER DAVID (w) • WILL SLINEY (a)
Cover by Dave Rapoza
VARIANT COVER BY TBA
• When everything ends, it’s time to go back to the future. Revisit the world of 2099 and see it a whole new light, as characters who have never been seen before make their first appearances – including the AVENGERS 2099. Can the ideal of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes survive in a world where megacorporations rule with an iron fist?
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99
ALL-NEW CAPTAIN AMERICA SPECIAL #1
JEFFREY THOMAS LOVENESS (w) • ALEC MORGAN (a)
Cover by JAMAL CAMPBELL
Connecting Cover by ADAM KUBERT
“ PART 3- THE GRAND FINALE OF INHUMAN ERROR”!
• Red Raven has Spider-Man and the Inhumans right where he wants them!
• One bird turn deserves another, as the All-New Captain America answers the call to defend New York from the revenge-ready Red Raven!
40 PGS./Rated T+ …$4.99
ULTIMATE MARVEL OMNIBUS VOL. 1 HC
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS, BILL JEMAS & MARK MILLAR
Penciled by MARK BAGLEY, ADAM KUBERT, ANDY KUBERT & BRYAN HITCH
Cover by VARIOUS
Witness the birth of a new world, in which the heroes you know are reinvented for the modern era! The bite of a genetically engineered spider gives Peter Parker great power, but a harsh lesson will teach him responsibility. To prevent war, Charles Xavier recruits his X-Men — but Magneto’s Brotherhood reaches Wolverine first. Captain America, Iron Man, Thor, Giant-Man, Wasp and the Hulk — these are not the Avengers. They’re Nick Fury’s Ultimates. Young genius Reed Richards’ efforts to reach the N-Zone will forever change the lives of his fantastic friends. In a single volume, watch the Ultimate Universe — which helped make superstars of its architects, Brian Michael Bendis and Mark Millar — take shape through the opening acts of its core titles. Collecting ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN (2000) #1-7, ULTIMATE X-MEN (2001) #1-6, ULTIMATES (2002) #1-6 and ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR #1-6.
768 PGS./Parental Advisory …$99.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-9750-8
Trim size: oversized
MARVEL FIRSTS: THE 1990S OMNIBUS HC
Written by HOWARD MACKIE, GREGORY WRIGHT, FABIAN NICIEZA, PETER DAVID, DAN ABNETT, DG CHICHESTER, CHRISTIAN COOPER, TOM DEFALCO, JOHN OSTRANDER, JORGE GONZALES, TOM PEYER & MORE
Penciled by JAVIER SALTARES, JACKSON GUICE, MARK BAGLEY, ANGEL MEDINA, STEVEN BUTLER, RICHARD CASE, RON GARNEY, ART THIBERT, RON FRENZ, GABRIEL GECKO, TOM TENNEY, SCOTT MCDANIEL, PASQUAL FERRY, JIM CHEUNG & MORE
Cover by VARIOUS
Revisit comics’ most divisive decade with a giant-sized compendium of daring debuts! All your favorites are here: Deadpool! Nomad! X-Force! Scarlet Spider! Quicksilver! ClanDestine! Venom! Nightwatch! Gambit! Vengeance! Spider-Man 2099! The Thunderbolts! Plus: Ghost Rider and Deathlok, reinvented for the ’90s! Guns! Swords! Leather! Clones! Pouches! Don’t dis the ’90s, they’re totally dope! Collecting GHOST RIDER (1990) #1, DEATHLOK (1990) #1, NEW WARRIORS (1990) #1, FOOLKILLER (1990) #1, DARKHAWK #1, SLEEPWALKER #1, X-FORCE (1991) #1, X-FACTOR (1986) #71, WARLOCK AND THE INFINITY WATCH #2, DEATH’S HEAD II (1992A) #1, SILVER SABLE AND THE WILD PACK #1, TERROR INC. (1992) #1, NIGHT THRASHER: FOUR CONTROL #1, DARKHOLD: PAGES FROM THE BOOK OF SINS #1, NIGHTSTALKERS #1, SPIDER-MAN 2099 (1992) #1, VENOM: LETHAL PROTECTOR #1, CABLE (1993) #1, DEADPOOL: THE CIRCLE CHASE #1, THUNDERSTRIKE (1993) #1, GAMBIT (1993) #1, WAR MACHINE (1994) #1, BLACKWULF #1, FORCE WORKS #1, BLADE THE VAMPIRE-HUNTER (1994) #1, GENERATION X SAN DIEGO PREVIEW, FANTASTIC FORCE (1994) #1, WEB OF SPIDER-MAN (1985) #118, BISHOP #1, X-MAN #1, ELEKTRA: ROOT OF EVIL #1, GREEN GOBLIN #1, CAPTAIN MARVEL (1995) #1, HEROES FOR HIRE (1997) #1, MAVERICK #1, QUICKSILVER #1, SPIDER-GIRL (1998) #1, SLINGERS #0, SPIDER-WOMAN (1999) #1, DEATHLOK (1999) #1 and WARLOCK (1999) #1; and material from CAPTAIN AMERICA ANNUAL #9, WEB OF SPIDER-MAN (1985) #100, MARVEL COMICS PRESENTS (1988) #147 and #158, and TALES OF THE MARVEL UNIVERSE.
1288 PGS./Rated T …$125
ISBN: 978-0-7851-9816-1
Trim size: oversized
CAPTAIN AMERICA & THE MIGHTY AVENGERS VOL. 1: OPEN FOR BUSINESS TPB
Written by AL EWING
Penciled by LUKE ROSS
Cover by LUKE ROSS
Sam Wilson is Captain America — and when he assembles the Mighty Avengers, he has a whole new mission in mind for Earth’s Mightiest Heroes. But the events of AXIS might spell doom for the team’s new direction, as the inverted Cap and Iron Man soon declare war on the team! Meanwhile, why is Luke Cage meeting with the notorious Cortex Corporation? Will Spider-Man be able to rejoin the group after his recent actions? As Power Man and White Tiger investigate Gideon Mace’s brutal murder, Cortex finally drops the mask — and shows the existential horror of its true face! Captain America and the Mighty Avengers must come together to fight a nightmare battle on the edge of infinity! What strange horror lurks on…the Outside? Collecting CAPTAIN AMERICA & THE MIGHTY AVENGERS #1-7.
160 PGS./Rated T+ …$24.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-9382-1
AVENGERS: MILLENNIUM TPB
Written by MIKE COSTA & ROY THOMAS
Penciled by CARMINE DI GIANDOMENICO, JOHN BUSCEMA & SAL BUSCEMA
Cover by LEINIL FRANCIS YU
At a secret Hydra installation in rural Japan, the Avengers discover a time portal that sends them on a millennia-spanning adventure! But what kind of bad guys have a time machine that they don’t use to change the past? Bad guys who know that they win! Now the Avengers must leap through time to figure out what kind of horrors Hydra’s cooked up for the world, but something goes horribly wrong. And suddenly the only thing standing between our immutable past and our wasted, ruined future are the Avengers — united against a doomsday weapon thousands of years in the hatching! Plus: classic tales of time travel! Captain America returns to the fateful day he lost Bucky, and the Avengers face their WWII counterparts: the Invaders! Collecting AVENGERS: MILLENNIUM #1-4, and AVENGERS (1963) #56 and #71.
152 PGS./Rated T+ …$17.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-9166-7
MILES MORALES: ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN VOL. 2 — REVELATIONS TPB
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Penciled by DAVID MARQUEZ
Cover by DAVID MARQUEZ
Miles Morales’ life has been turned upside down on every conceivable level! New villains are coming out of the woodwork — but more important, Miles has a girlfriend! Her name is Katie Bishop — but she has a secret, and it’s bad news for Spider-Man! Miles makes a life-changing decision and discovers a mind-blowing truth. Who was his father? What is the secret of Miles’ legacy? And will the Ultimate Spider-Man become an agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.? When Miles confronts his family’s past and his terrifying future, and discovers a new spider-power, the man behind the mysteries of the Human Flies plans reveals himself! As Doctor Doom steps from the shadows, Miles gathers the Ultimates — but no matter what happens next, this might be the end of the road for Miles Morales! Collecting MILES MORALES: ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #6-12.
160 PGS./Rated T+ …$19.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-5418-1
SPIDER-WOMAN VOL. 1: SPIDER-VERSE TPB
Written by DENNIS HOPELESS & ARCHIE GOODWIN
Penciled by GREG LAND & SAL BUSCEMA
Cover by GREG LAND Jessica Drew has been an agent of both S.H.I.E.L.D. and S.W.O.R.D., an Avenger and more — but nothing could prepare her for the multidimensional insanity of Spider-Verse! A war is brewing, and every spider-character in the multiverse is a target! But being a target is something Jessica Drew just won’t abide. She’s a woman with a mission. And with Silk — the newest spider on the block — at her side, she’ll need to put all her training to the test if she wants to make it out of Spider-Verse alive! Now, undercover in the most dangerous place in the multiverse, Spider-Woman is in the tightest spot she’s ever been in. What if even succeeding with her mission means her death? And can Silk handle a solo mission? Plus: Spider-Woman’s classic debut! Collecting SPIDER-WOMAN (2014) #1-4 and MARVEL SPOTLIGHT (1971) #32.
112 PGS./Rated T+ …$15.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-5458-7
VENOM BY RICK REMENDER: THE COMPLETE COLLECTION VOL. 1 TPB
Written by RICK REMENDER
Penciled by TONY MOORE, TOM FOWLER, STEFANO CASELLI, LAN MEDINA & SHAWN MOLL
Cover by JOE QUESADA
Flash Thompson is Spider-Man’s biggest fan. That hero worship inspired him to join the Army, where he became a decorated war hero. And though he lost his legs, Flash never lost his dignity — or his desire to serve. Now, the government has offered him a chance to don the alien Venom symbiote and be a hero once again! Flash Thompson is Venom, the government’s most lethal special operative. But Flash soon finds himself losing control of his own mind to the symbiote! And when his nemesis, Jack O’Lantern, blackmails Flash into serving the merciless Crime-Master, can Venom complete his mission and save his loved ones? Plus: What if the Venom symbiote bonded with…Deadpool?! Rick Remender’s gripping run is collected in two volumes! Collecting VENOM (2011) #1-12 and VENOM/DEADPOOL: WHAT IF?
320 PGS./Rated T+ …$34.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-9352-4
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@#16
Story is the book is getting cancelled and has been delayed to wrap up the traitor story line that is revealed in issue 5 so there is a full conclusion. Also, Secret Wars is playing a factor too due to the c-books ending.
@#7
So Slott is the writer of #18 after all? Ugh… so much for having a regular Amazing Spider-Man issue which isn’t written by Slott.
Oh well, at least we’ll be getting the “.1” issues by Gerry Conway. Maybe the .1 issues will be the final well-written Spider-Man comics before Secret Wars messes everything up.
@#12- I think it might be more of an instance of Slott and Wacker having a plan for the stories spinning out of Superior, but it being changed once Wacker left and Lowe came on board. Lowe might have been more interested in setting things up for Secret Wars and the changes that follow, whereas Wacker might have not been involved in that side of editorial.
Slott may have had a big two year plan, but when Lowe came on board he instructed Slott that things would be changing, and there would be things that he wouldn’t be able to pursue. I don’t think it’s a surprise that Carlie Cooper was shown the door at the end of Superior, and Anna Marie was downgraded from love interest to “confidant.” So I have a feeling that Parker Industries was just a remnant of Slott’s original plan that he couldn’t get rid of as quickly or as easily as someone like Carlie Cooper “going upstate.” They still needed Parker Industries in the books, but I think that there was reluctance to actually use it under Lowe’s editorial direction.
So I think these three issues spinning out of Spider-Verse will probably be “cleanup” before Renew Your Vows. Although I am saddened that Renew Your Vows looks to be only four issues long. I would have liked to have had a just as much time devoted to the possible reunion of Peter and MJ that events like Goblin Nation and Spider-Verse got.
@#2 and 5-Guys, again the end of Parker industries doesn’t necessarily mean a reboot one way or another. I laugh that it’s the end of an era though. Yeah, an era which lasted…what? 2 years or so? Also Battleworld is laster after Secret Wars apparently.
Honestly I am confused and angry that Mayday is on the cover of Spider-Verse but ISN’T in the issue apparently with it being Arana-Girl (screw you she isn’t Spider-Girl).
Huh. What happened to Spider-Man and the X-Men?
@#12 – I wonder if it started getting scuttled back when he had to start preparing for Peter to take the reins again. It is stuff like this that makes me wonder a bit how true it is about Secret Wars being planned so far in advance or if it’s just a case of disorganization among the offices. I hadn’t noticed that about Gage, but that could explain a few things.
I’d been imagining that even in the unlikely instance of us finally getting what we want, it’ll just sort of be thrown onto us without really exploring everything. I know she’s been absent from the titles before, but I tended to think they did an alright job of bringing her back. Not sure if we can expect the same thing here. I confess I had this weird idea that RYV might be an alternate take on Dying Wish with Peter having a family and everyone not acting like a moron and catching onto things quicker.
@#14 – Huh, I hadn’t realized that all those instances were like that.
I hope so as well, if only to have some good, fun Spider-Man issues.
It feels like that would be rather important to the whole thing to give more detail to that whole incident. It would also perhaps give more meaning when she does speak with Ben and May.
Not surprised to see big hints at the end of Parker Industries, especially since Slott hasn’t done much to present Peter as a competent CEO or someone whose even really interested in running a company. Granted, the competency of his Peter has fluctuated issue by issue, but still. I wouldn’t be shocked if something SpOck did results in the end of the company, but then I also wouldn’t be surprised if Slott has something stupid Peter does come back to bite him…
Silk on a date with Johnny? Reminds me of all that flirting Ultimate Johnny did with Ultimate Spider-Woman back during Ultimate Spider-Man, and seems like another attempt at pairing Peter’s best Superhero friend with someone whose similar to Pete and has the same powers. Kinda like that time Marvel tried pairing X-23 and Cyclops together for a bit.
Hopefully something good for Felicia comes out of the Conway series, if nothing else. It’ll be nice to see Spidey taking on Hammerhead again though.
Seems like we’re going to get more focus on the Spider-Gwen version of Peter in issue #4 and his turning into the Lizard. I wonder if we’ll get more insight onto his exact relationship with Gwen, and her feelings for him? Also looking forward to seeing what May and Ben are like in this universe.
Good luck getting a copy of 18.1 because I am going to buy every single one in existence.
@#11- I think the Parker Industries thing was more of a subplot that Slott probably wanted to go somewhere else, but in the end the creative changes in the company caused the storyline to be truncated if not ignored entirely. I wouldn’t be surprised if he had larger plans for the development, but was told that he had to scuttle it to make way for what was coming. Which is why I’m not surprised that it’s Gage “co-writing” the story. It seems that Gage tends to step in and pitch hit for Slott whenever there is a development or change in the storyline that he seems to disagree with.
I don’t think the MJ we’ll be getting will SOLELY be from an alternate universe. But it’s still a little frustrating that she’ll be absent from the books for so long. It makes me worried that whatever will come out of Renew Your Vows will be totally out of nowhere with little to no satisfying buildup.
@RDMacQ – It certainly doesn’t seem to have really gone anywhere other than sort of driving home how incompetent this version of Peter can be to a degree, though him not being the type to run a company isn’t exactly what I’d call out of character I guess.
It’s almost sort of weird that we’re just going to have her in the books again after her being gone for this period. Of course, this could be some sort alternate universe I guess, but it’d be sort of odd if they never get around to addressing whatever was supposed to happen with Ollie, if anything was planned at all.
@8 – Thanks.
@9 – Parker industries always seemed like a carryover from Superior Spider-Man, I think it was inevitable that it would cave in as soon as Peter came back.
So even with a reduced workload, Slott STILL needs a fill in with Gage (To which I wonder exactly how MUCH of the issue Gage is writing.)
But I’m not surprised that the Parker Industries subplot is being abandoned so quickly into this run. I think this was probably an idea Slott was more intrigued with than the actual editorial department.
Also not surprised that Renew Your Vows isn’t happening this month, but I am a bit disappointed. It looks like- at this point- MJ will have been absent from the books for over a year. Which is a little sad. I know that there are plans for her character, in one way or another, coming down the pipe. But that’s still quite a wait for the return of the character. Hopefully we’ll have more information next month.
@#7 Ben — Spider-Gwen #1 is scheduled to be released on February 28th.
@#8 Nick MB — Thanks for the head’s up, Nick. I’ve edited and updated the original post to mention this.
Slott has confirmed on Twitter that he isn’t missing an issue on ASM, this was a solicits error and #16-18 are co-written by him and Gage. https://twitter.com/DanSlott/status/567751384758362112
A non Slott penned ASM and Parker Industries (possibly) being phased out in the same issue, count me in. I really hope that Conway story is good. Does anyone know when Spider-Gwen #1 comes out?
Looking at the Secret Wars issues, is this likely to be a four month affair since #8 will likely conclude with us in the new Marvel universe?
With regards to Peter potentially being “fired” from his own company or losing it altogether as the cover (in yet another homage to Spider-Man: No More) and solicit suggests, I’m not shocked or surprised in the least over the implication that Peter is losing his own company–not after the comics have given none-too-subtle hints that Peter is just not CEO material, and that Sajani Jaffrey and Anna Maria Marconi have been working on Otto’s nanotech project behind his back. Cause after all, Spidey needs to have his money problems and not be Tony Stark junior. And, as you pointed out, Ryan, it happens right as Secret Wars is about to start conveniently enough.
As to how Peter might lose Parker Industries? What if it ties back to how Otto, while he was in Peter’s body, created the company? Remember, Otto, as Peter, got himself a business loan in order to start up Parker Industries, with Sajani Jaffrey, as his vice-president, putting up her life savings as collateral, and Aunt May’s husband, Jay Jameson, investing a lion’s share of the cash. But since Otto was in Peter’s body and thus had complete control of it–including Peter’s fine motor skills–then logically his signature would be different than Peter’s. So what if the bank Otto filed the loan for checked the signature on the loan and past bank statements made by Peter and saw a discrepancy, and essentially tell Peter the following? “Mr. Parker? We’ve been reviewing your business loan application, and our handwriting experts noticed that your signature didn’t match the one we have for you on record. If you can’t explain this, I’m afraid the bank will have no choice but to terminate your loan as we investigate this matter further.”
Ok, so… Parker industries no more? I guess that’s just the beginning of the Secret Reboot. Since Slott is not the writer of this issue, I’ll pick it up. Hopefully Gage handles it well.
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #18.1… Peter, Hammerhead and crazy Felicia? Looks Interesting. Since Gerry Conway is the writer, I’m sure this storyline will turn out great. SPIDER-MAN 2099 #12 and SPIDER-GWEN #4 looks interesting. I think I’ll get them as well.
Heh, Peter and Silk’s so-called “relationship” was never a natural to begin with so their break up isn’t surprising…. but JOHNNY STORM? SERIOUSLY?! Ugh!! Looks like Marvel hooked Silk up with Johnny to make the FF fans buy her book. There’s no way I’m picking this up.
As for the Secret Reboot titles, I’ll ignore them. Who knows, maybe Marvel will turn this event into Ultimatum 2.0.
Hmm, so Renew Your Vows doesn’t seem to be starting this month. Was curious if the solicitation for that one might reveal a bit more about it or not. Then again, not all of those teasers came up this month. I did notice that the ones that did don’t have indications of being miniseries, which makes me question whether these are one issue affairs or if they’re trying to make it unclear?
So it’s Gage only on #18? I’ll confess I’m curious what this HUGE chapter is. I can’t think it’s Parker Industries since that was barely around long enough to really matter. Looks like it’s failing too, though with Secret Wars there are probably bigger things to worry about.
Hope the Conway book turns out well and I’m half wondering if they’ll use this as a means of explaining Felicia’s behavior. Since Mr. Negative is showing up I’ve been wondering if they’ll use him as an excuse or something.
Silk’s going on a date with Johnny? If it means she and Peter aren’t a thing then okay I guess.
Mark Waid was doing a Shield series?
RIP Parker Industries. We knew it would happen soon. nice since June kicks off Renew your Vows. Silk with Johnny, please stop!