Notable items among Marvel's April releases:
MARVEL MASTERWORKS: DOCTOR STRANGE VOL. 6 HC
Written by STEVE ENGLEHART with MARV WOLFMAN & P. CRAIG RUSSELL
Penciled by GENE COLAN with RUDY NEBRES, P. CRAIG RUSSELL & ALFREDO ALCALA
Cover by GENE COLAN
Steve Englehart and Gene Colan set Dr. Strange on a series of unmatched
classics in the Sorcerer Supreme’s next Marvel Masterworks — and it all
begins with the end of the world! Eternity declares that the end times
are here — and to save us all, Stephen Strange must first face…himself.
Next comes a Doc Strange vs. Dracula crossover, followed by a trip to
Hell and finally a time-traveling Occult History of America! Then, Marv
Wolfman takes the reins as Dr. Strange rejects his Sorcerer Supreme
status — and must battle Xander the Merciless and a Clea gone mad! With
lush and lyrical art by Rudy Nebres and P. Craig Russell, you’ll find
none more worthy of the name “Masterworks.” Collecting DOCTOR STRANGE
(1974) #10-22 and ANNUAL #1, and TOMB OF DRACULA (1972) #44.
288 PGS
MARVEL MASTERWORKS: THE FANTASTIC FOUR VOL. 9 TPB
Written by STAN LEE
Penciled by JACK KIRBY
Cover by JACK KIRBY & RICHARD ISANOVE
Field trip! That’s “field trip” as defined in the Lee/Kirby dictionary,
which means you’d better pack that bag lunch in unstable molecules and
buckle up for a trip beyond your wildest imagination! First stop: a
visit to the neighbor’s place, Attilan, home of the Inhumans! Second
stop: Paris is beautiful in the springtime — but according to the
brochure, Latveria’s lovely year round. Then again, the savvy traveler
never trusts a Chamber of Commerce run by Doombots. Third stop: Down
Under. Way down under in the lair of the Mole Man! Last stop: The Thing
takes an intergalactic tour as a gladiator in the Skulls’ slave arena!
You’d better make those travel plans today, True Believer — tickets for
this trip are guaranteed to sell out! Collecting FANTASTIC FOUR (1961)
#82-93 and ANNUAL #7.
272 PGS
MARVEL MASTERWORKS:THE MIGHTY THOR VOL. 4 TPB
Written by STAN LEE
Penciled by JACK KIRBY
Cover by JACK KIRBY & RICHARD ISANOVE
Prepare yourself for an amazing assemblage of Asgardian classics as only
Stan and Jack could make them. Featuring the one and only Thor, it
kicks off with a blockbuster battle with the Absorbing Man! Then in
Outer Mongolia, a demon powered by a mystic Norn stone awakens. Thor may
be able to handle this magical menace, but how will he fare in a
toe-to-toe tussle with Hercules — especially when Odin has cut the
Thunder God’s power in half? It all leads to an epic adventure that
takes Thor and Hercules into the depths of the Underworld to fight the
legions of Pluto. And lest we forget, “Tales of Asgard” backs up every
issue — revealing the secrets of Ragnarok and more! Collecting JOURNEY
INTO MYSTERY (1952) #121-125, THOR (1966) #126-130 and material from NOT
BRAND ECHH #3.
240 PGS.
INCREDIBLE HULK: CROSSROADS TPB
Written by BILL MANTLO
Penciled by SAL BUSCEMA, ALAN KUPPERBERG, BRET BLEVINS & MIKE MIGNOLA
Cover by MIKE MIGNOLA
Banished to the mysterious and dangerous Crossroads by Dr. Strange, the
Hulk fights his way back from the edge of insanity; battles the U-Foes,
the N’Garai, Klaatu, the Puffball Collective and more; fights alongside
newfound friends like the Lady of Life in the City of Death; and comes
face to face with three aspects of his own shattered psyche as Bruce
Banner struggles to reassert control over his savage alter ego and come
to terms with his haunted past! Plus: The story of Banner’s birth, and
how his tragic childhood shaped the monster within, is revealed! And
longtime INCREDIBLE HULK artist Sal Buscema wraps up his decade-long
run! The Jade Giant is truly at the crossroads of his life! Collecting
INCREDIBLE HULK (1968) #301-313 and ANNUAL #13, and ALPHA FLIGHT (1983)
#29.
384 PGS
AVENGERS: HEART OF STONE TPB
Written by BILL MANTLO, JIM SHOOTER, STEVEN GRANT, ROGER STERN & DAVID MICHELINIE
Penciled by JOHN BYRNE, ARVELL JONES, SAL BUSCEMA, GEORGE PÉREZ & DON NEWTON
Cover by GEORGE PÉREZ
It’s a cornucopia of classic Avengers action as Earth’s Mightiest Heroes
travel to Russia to face the Elements of Doom, and then battle the
WWII-era Arsenal robot and learn its shocking ties to Iron Man’s family!
Meanwhile, an out-of-work Hawkeye takes a security job and clashes with
the vicious alien princess Deathbird! Plus: The Avengers are called
before Congress, battle the stone-faced Grey Gargoyle, face the new
Inferno and deal with the meddling machinations of government liaison
Henry Peter Gyrich! But when the team investigates a cry for help from a
mental hospital, they discover a deadly new foe: Who is the terrible
Taskmaster? And how can the Avengers hope to stop him when he can match
every single fighting move they have to offer? Time to get creative!
Collecting AVENGERS (1963) #188-196 and ANNUAL #9.
216 PGS.