Here's a look at upcoming comics collections of note for January 2016. Click the links to pre-order discounted items from Amazon.
Superman: The Atomic Age Sundays Volume 2 (1953-1956)
More than 170 never-before-reprinted Superman Sundays from the 1950s.
This second book in the Atomic Age Sundays features every Superman
weekly strip from March 22, 1953 through June 24, 1956. In these tales,
Superman encounters two escaped criminals from Krypton; challenges Lois
to discover his secret identity in three different periods in history;
battles the mysterious Prankster; meets the legendary Hercules; mixes it
up with the Phantom Thief, a crook whom radiation turns invisible;
encounters a flying horse named Comet (no, not the one belonging to
Supergirl!); and is super-confused when he suffers from super-amnesia!
Introduction by Mark Waid.
Amazing Spider-Man Epic Collection: Return of the Sinister Six
Written by DAVID MICHELINIE & CHARLES VESS
Penciled by ERIK LARSEN, MARK BAGLEY & CHARLES VESS
Cover by ERIK LARSEN
Doctor Octopus is putting the band back together! But who will join
master planner Otto Octavius in the most Sinister Six of all? Spidey is
about to find out, but defeating this sextet of his most ruthless foes
will test him like never before -- and in the aftermath, Peter's
tremendous sense of responsibility will lead him to give up his powers!
Is this Spider-Man no more? Normal life isn't so great when the Scorpion
attacks, and the Black Cat must leap to the rescue. Fingers crossed
that the web-slinger will be back in action by the time Venom returns,
the Avengers assemble and Doctor Doom arrives in town! Plus: Peter and
Mary Jane's romantic getaway in Scotland turns into a haunted second
honeymoon! Collecting AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) #334-350 and SPIDER-MAN:
SPIRITS OF THE EARTH.
504 PGS.
Avengers: The Death of Mockingbird
Written by ROY THOMAS, DANN THOMAS, DAVE ROSS, JIM NOVAK, LEN KAMINSKI,
DAN ABNETT, ANDY LANNING & CEFN RIDOUT
Penciled by DAVE ROSS, ANDREW CURRIE, DON HUDSON, TOM TENNEY, TOM
MORGAN, JOHN CZOP, STEVE ELLIS & CHARLIE ADLARD
Cover by DAVE ROSS
Say a tearful farewell to Mockingbird -- and the whole West Coast
Avengers team -- as Hawkeye loses everything! But first, he'll need to
ditch the bow and arrows to fight a giant threat: Brace yourself for
Goliath vs. Goliath! With foes like Doctor Demonicus, Klaw and the
Lethal Legion on the horizon, the Whackos will need new recruits. Enter:
War Machine and Darkhawk?! INFINITY CRUSADE pits Avenger against
Avenger, but the team is really put through hell courtesy of Mephisto.
What does it take to kill a Mockingbird? In the wake of tragedy, the
team is brought to a forceful end! Plus: Discover the origin of the
first arachnid Avenger, Julia "Spider-Woman" Carpenter -- and witness
Scarlet Witch in solo action! Collecting AVENGERS WEST COAST #92-100 and
#102, SPIDER-WOMAN (1993) #1-4 and material from MARVEL COMICS PRESENTS
(1988) #143-144.
384 PGS.
Daredevil by Mark Waid Volume 5
Written by MARK WAID, MARC GUGGENHEIM & CHRIS SAMNEE
Penciled by CHRIS SAMNEE & PETER KRAUSE
Cover by CHRIS SAMNEE
The shocking climax of Mark Waid and Chris Samnee's beloved, Eisner
Award-winning run! One of Daredevil's oldest enemies makes his return --
but which one? A mystery that's been building since the very beginning
is about to pay off big. Meanwhile, writing his own life story has
forced DD to face his darkest demons -- what will his closest friends
think of the man he's becoming? He's fought hard to build a new life,
now he must prove he has what it takes to keep it. Facing the strongest,
toughest adversary he's ever known, the Man Without Fear is forced to
make a deal with his own personal devil -- but will it be the final
chapter in the Autobiography of Matt Murdock? Not everyone will make it
out of San Francisco alive. Collecting DAREDEVIL (2014) #11-15, #15.1
and #16-18.
216 PGS.
Justice League of America: The Silver Age Vol. 1
As much as any writer, Gardner Fox helped create the tone and feel of
the Batman stories of the 1960s. Fox was an attorney who began his
prolific and innovative second career as a writer in the late 1930s on
Batman and went on to create such Golden Age classics as the original
Flash, Hawkman, Starman, Doctor Fate, and the Justice Society of
America. His influence extended throughout the 1950s and 1960s when,
until his retirement from DC Comics in 1968, he created and/or wrote
such memorable features as the Justice League of America, Adam Strange,
the Atom, Hawkman, and, of course, Batman, all under the auspices of
legendary comics editor Julius Schwartz. Until his death in 1986,
Gardner Fox continued writing comics and novels. He published over 100
books in numerous genres, some under the pseudonyms of Jefferson Cooper
and Bart Sommers, as well as many fantasy novels under his own name.
Corto Maltese: Celtic Tales
Nominated for both the Eisner and Harvey Awards for Best Foreign
Language Publication!
In this third volume in the definitive English language edition of Hugo
Pratt's masterpiece, the action moves from South America to Europe
against the backdrop of the First World War. In these six stories Pratt
further explores such complicated themes as patriotism and greed,
revolution and opportunism, and betrayal and seduction.
Events take Corto from a small island in the Venetian lagoon, where he
comes face to face with a beautiful blonde spy, to Stonehenge and an
adventure with Merlin, Morgana, and Puck. Along the way he meets Ernest
Hemingway and future billionaire Aristotle Onassis, Irish revolutionary
Banshee O'Danann, the legendary Red Baron, and an intense cast of
characters who weave in and out of a series of labyrinthine plots and
counter-plots.
The Complete Crepax: Dracula, Frankenstein, And Other Horror Stories
Guido Crepax is one of the most acclaimed and instantly recognizable
cartoonists in the world. Only a handful of his works have been
reprinted in English and none are currently available. Crepax: Dracula,
Frankenstein, and Other Horror Stories is the artist's unique take on
the works of Bram Stoker and Mary Shelley, along with a half dozen
stories featuring his most famous character, Valentina, several never
before published. Presented in a deluxe coffee table format, this first
of ten volumes in the complete works of Crepax will be a revelation to
American readers.
No comments:
Post a Comment