Are you new to Spider-Man or are a long-time Spidey fan? Well today, I post up a list of Spider-Man graphic novels, trade paperbacks, and one-shots I recommend you should check out. Originally, I was going to post this up back in August as Marvel ...
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Are you new to Batman or are a long-time Batfan? Well, as we are nearing the release of The Dark Knight Rises (the conclusion of Christopher Nolan's Batman movie saga), I thought it's time to post a list of Batman graphic novels, trade pa...
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So far, DC Comics' website has revealed that the opening story arcs of a few "DC Comics New 52" series titles will be collected in trade paperbacks to hit bookstore shelves. Here are the trade paperbacks listed below so far:
- "Batman: The Court of Owls" (coming 3/9/2012): collecting "Batman" (Vol. 2) No. 1-6. Story: Bruce Wayne/Batman encounters an army of villains known as the Court of Owls, who have been at war with his family even since Gotham City's earliest years.
- "Animal Man: The Hunt": Collecting "Animal Man" (Vol. 2) No. 1-6. Story: Buddy Baker becomes a family man, only to discover that his daughter Maxine is devolping poers that maybe a danger to the whole family.
- "Justice League: Origin" (coming 5/2/2012): collecting "Justice League" (Vol. 2) No. 1-6. Story: a revised version of the Justice League's origins for the DC New 52 Universe.
- "Justice League International: The Signal Masters": Collecting "Justice League International" (Vol. 3) No. 1-6. Story: a revised version of JLI's origin for the DC New 52 Universe.
- Catwoman: The Game": Collects "Catwoman" (Vol. 4) No. 1-6. Story: Catwoman loses her magic touch as thief when robbing from the wrong victim, who manages to trap her.
- "Green Lantern: Sinestro" (coming 5/16/2011): collecting "Green Lantern" (Vol. 5) No. 1-6. Story: Sinestro, now a Green Lantern, tries to free his homeworld Korugar from terror by his ex-army of villains Sinestro Corps, only to need help from his former adversary Hal Jordan.
- "Stormwatch: The Dark Side" (coming 5/23/2012): Collecting "Stormwatch" (Vol. 3) No. 1-6. Story: a police force of anti-heroes, whoses existence is unknown from the rest of te world's population, try to cover up the metmorphosis of the Earth's moon in an attempt to preotect the planet from the moon itself.
- "Green Arrow: The Midas Touch" (coming 5/30/2012): Collecting "Green Arrow" (Vol. 5) No. 1-6. Story: Oliver Queen, becoming Green Arrow, travels around the globe to bring outlaws to justice, even it the job involves bending the rules to finish it.
- "Wonder Woman: Blood" (coming 5/30/2012): collecting "Wonder Woman" (Vol. 4) No. 1-6. Story: Diana Prince/Wonder Woman learns a disturbing secret of her mother Hippolyta, which involves who Diana's father is.
- "Batman: Detective Comics: Faces of Evil" (coming 6/6/2012): Collecting "Detective Comics" (Vol. 2) No. 1-7. Story: During his first year of his crime-fighting career, Batman joins up with Commissioner Gordon to track down the Gotham Ripper, who's stealing people's faces for his dollmaking making.
- "Batwoman: Hydrology": Collecting "Batwoman" (Vol. 1) No. 1-5. Story: Kate Kane, while investigating child kidnappings in the barrio, faces unsettling revelations of her father Colonel Jacob Kane.
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"Schism", the big X-Men comic book story arc event of 2011, in case you missed at least an issue or so, will be collected in one trade paperback to be released. This papaerback, labelled "X-Schism", is scheduled by Marvel for release on Dec. 28, and it story arc consists of "X-Men: Schism" (a miniseries), "Generation Hope" No. 10-11, and the one-shot "X-Men: Regenesis", which details the prelude to two recently launched ongoing series: "Wolverine and the X-Men" and "Uncanny X-Men" (Vol. 2).
In this storyarc set in the main Marvel Universe (Earth-616), as humankind continues to oppose mutantkind, the X-Men face a dangerous moment that will forever change their lives, especially this moment turns into a turning point when members find themselves split into two opposing ends: one lead by Scott Summers/Cylops and the other led by James "Logan" Howlett/Wolverine.
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Whether you're a long-time fan of the "Marvel Universe" franchise or are just new to the hobby of collecting and reading Marvel Comics-published comic books, here is something you may be interesting in. Next year, Marvel Comics will be releasing a series of four graphic novels titled "Marvel: Season One", where each graphic novel not only revisits the origins of a particular Marvel Unvierse superhero or superhero group with a more contemporary aproach in attempt to meet 21st reader tastes, but also features never-before told adventures that took place within the first year of active duty for that superhero or superhero group. Note that this is no means to reboot anything of the "Marvel Unvierse" franchise, but rather a means to take readers to an earlier time in the history of the Earth-616, the mainstream universe setting of that franchise's canon continuity.
Anyway, here are the installments of the series listed below:
- Fantastic Four: Season One (to be released in February 2012)
- X-Men: Season One (to be released in March 2012)
- Daredevil: Season One (to be released in April 2012)
- Spider-Man: Season One (to be released in May 2012)
In the meantime, you may want to visit your nearby comic book shop for a free preview guide to these upcoming graphic novels.
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