New Comics Collected Editions: Spider-Man Wedding Album! Thing Omnibus! JLA vs. Legion!

Our picks this week. Click the links to order from Amazon.

Celebrate the greatest comic-book wedding of all in this oversized Gallery Edition containing the complete story of Peter Parker and Mary Jane Watson’s 1980s nuptials — from proposal, to ceremony, to honeymoon! After years of will-they-won’t-they friendship and occasional romance, Peter pops the question…and after a lot of soul-searching, MJ says yes! But will these lovebirds truly hit the jackpot and walk down the aisle, or will that ol’ Parker luck — not to mention Electro, the Puma and the new Spider-Slayer — ruin everything for the bride and groom? Plus, vintage behind-the-scenes extras including the newspaper strip version of the wedding, and the complete saga of the happy couple’s history!
    COLLECTING: Amazing Spider-Man (1963) 290-292, Amazing Spider-Man Annual (1964) 21, Spectacular Spider-Man Annual (1979) 7, What If? (1989) 20-21, Marvel Saga: The Official History of the Marvel Universe (1985) 22, material from Not Brand Echh (1967) 6

In the 1980s, DC exhaustively catalogued their massive roster of heroes and villains with the Who’s Who series, presenting encyclopedia entries for their iconic characters and locations.
     In 1990, with a new decade dawning, DC debuted follow-up series Who’s Who in the DC Universe—presenting updated entries on timeless heroes like Superman and Wonder Woman, along with characters that defined the era like Lobo and Shade the Changing Man. Each entry is illustrated by top comics artists including Chris Bachalo, Colleen Doran, Kevin Maguire, and Adam Hughes. 
     The 1990s version of Who’s Who is collected in this massive hardcover omnibus, following 2021’s popular Who’s Who Omnibus Vol. 1! 
Who’s Who Omnibus Vol. 2 also includes spinoff series Who’s Who in the Legion of Super-Heroes, spotlighting DC’s greatest team of the 30th century.
     This volume collects Who’s Who in the DC Universe #1-16, Who’s Who in the Legion of Super-Heroes #1-7, Who's Who Update 1993 #1-2.

In this three part collection, Professor Meinhardt and his assistant Mr. Knox pursue the undead and Mr. Higgins' tragic history; explore strange supernatural happenings with investigator Ms. Mary Van Sloan; and seek to uncover the truth of the prolific vampire slayer and one-time compatriot of theirs, James Falconspeare.
    Collecting Mr. Higgins Comes Home, Our Encounters with Evil, and Falconspeare from Mike Mignola and Warwick Johnson-Cadwell’s iconic team-up.

One thousand years in the future, a Legion of Super-Heroes comes together to dedicate their lives to recapturing the great age of heroes of the 21st century. When the heroes discover that reality is falling to a great darkness in both times simultaneously, the Justice League and the Legion of Super-Heroes must team up to stop it all.
    Soon, the Justice League are trapped in the 31st century, and the looming terror of the Great Darkness hovers over both time periods simultaneously. Even as the great heroes of the 21st century get to experience the fantastic far-flung future, the mysteries behind the Gold Lantern and the Great Darkness threaten all of existence. What is the secret behind the Great Darkness? And will the greatest heroes of two ages be able to stop it before it's too late?
    Two of DC’s top super-teams clash, as threads from legendary writer Brian Michael Bendis’ runs on Legion of Super-Heroes and Justice League collide in a story with both the present and the future at risk!
    Collects Justice League vs. Legion of Super-Heroes #1-6.

It’s clobberin’ time as the Fantastic Four’s ever-lovin’, blue-eyed idol o’ millions goes solo! Join the Thing as he takes on all comers — including the Inhumans, Wonder Man, She-Hulk and Spider-Man! But after the Secret Wars, the Thing seeks a new life on Battleworld…as Rocky Grimm, Space Ranger! It’s action and adventure, mayhem and monsters, love and loss — but is the Thing ready for what awaits him back home? And we don’t just mean the Unlimited Class Wrestling Federation! Plus, a wild Thing/Hulk team-up — and more classic tales of bashful Benjamin J. Grimm!

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