After the events of X-Men: Schism, the X-Men are forced to split and choose two paths. Wolverine & The X-Men #1 will be published in October 2011, while Uncanny X-Men #1 will follow in November 2011.
Written by current Wolverine scribe Jason Aaron, Wolverine & The X-Men will be joined by artist Chris Bachalo. Jason tells Marvel.com:
Writer: Cullen Bunn
Pencils: Lee Garbett
Inks: David Meiks
Colors: John Rauch
Letters: Joe Caramagna
Cover: Lee Garbett, David Meiks, Frank Martin
Editor: Jody Leheup, Jeanine Schaefer
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Cover Date: August 2011
Cover Price: $2.99
This series could have been called Fear Itself: The Defenders because that’s exactly what it is – the assembling of The Defenders to aid Namor.
With Attuma having become one of The Worthy, he becomes Nerkkod, Breaker of Oceans and with that newly attained power, he not only defeats Namor but
Writer: Jason Aaron
Artist: Daniel Acuna
Cover art: Jae Lee, June Chung
Letterer: Cory Petit
Designer: Jared K. Fletcher
Editor: Jody Leheup, Jeanine Schaefer, Nick Lowe
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Cover Date: July 2011
Cover Price: $3.99
After having been purged of the demons controlling his body in the previous story arc, Wolverine has only one passion consuming him – revenge! The Red Right Hand, an organization that had sent Wolverine to Hell, learns that he is coming for them just as they had planned. For some unknown reason, they want to be killed by Wolverine.
Mystique is trying to convince Logan from going after the Red Right Hand, telling him it’s a set up. Unfortunately he still harbors a deep seeded resentment for what’s she’s done to him to even bother to listen. He’ll go through her in order to get to them, if that’s what it takes.
While all this is going on, we’re introduced to a deadly new character – Lord Deathstrike, a highly skilled assassin with powerful technology and even more powerful weapons.
Writer: Brian Michael Bendis
Penciler: Chris Bachalo
Inker: Townsend, Mendoza, Vey, Faucher
Colorist: Chris Bachalo
Letters: Clayton Cowles
Editor: Lauren Sankovitch, Tom Brevoort
Cover: Alan Davis, Mark Farmer, Javier Rodriguez
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Cover Date: July 2011
Cover Price: $3.99
Avengers #13 is a stark departure from the previous few issues, both in appearances and content. Chris Bachalo lays out most of the issue in a 12 panel 3×4 grid; each panel represents a one-on-one with an Avenger and a single camera. The decision to make these recordings was Tony Stark’s idea and not everyone was keen on talking about their role as an Avenger, especially Wolverine. The recordings are a mix of past, present, and future interviews and give us a glimpse of what is going to happen as Fear Itself plays out.
The story revolves around a few plotlines since this is a Fear Itself tie-in; the major storyline being about Sin’s Blitzkrieg on the USA and the rebuilding of Asgard under the direction of Tony Stark. There is also some drama going on inside the Avengers camp when Spider-Woman and Hawkeye seem to be awkwardly attracted to each other, despite protests from Ms. Marvel. This leads to some very funny moments on the one-on-ones later on.
Writer: Rick Remender Artist: Billy Tan Colors: Dean White Cover: Esad Ribic Letters: Cory Petit Design: Jared K. Fletcher Editor: Jody Leheup, Nick Lowe Publisher: Marvel Comics Cover Date: July 2011 Cover Price: $3.99 In ‘High Art,’ Rick Remender writes a self contained one issue story that carries some weight to it. Dr. Nemesis … Read more
According to Marvel.com, Incredible Hulks, and Greg Pak lengthy run as writer, comes to an end with issue #635 on sale in August 2011! Even though the series is being cancelled, I’m sure we’ll see Hulk titles coming in the future. With ‘Marvel’s The Avengers’ film set to be released in the summer of 2012, … Read more
The Twitter initiative called “While They Live Wednesday” was started by Tom Brevoort, and using the hashtag #whiletheylive, fans can celebrate iconic industry professionals while they are still alive to appreciate the kind words. We at Comic Book Critic think this is a great idea and have made it a weekly feature. The celebrated industry … Read more
Writer: Paul Jenkins Art: Roberto De La Torre Colors: Lee Loughridge Letters: Rob Steen Cover: Giuseppe Camuncoli, Dan Brown Production: Irene Lee Editor: Sebastian Girner, Daniel Ketchum, Nick Lowe Publisher: Marvel Comics Cover Date: July 2011 Cover Price: $2.99 In part one of ‘Prelude To Schism,’ we’re thrown into a story that’s already started. … Read more
Writer: Brian Michael Bendis Penciler: John Romita Jr. Inker: Klaus Janson Colorist: Dean White Letters: Cory Petit Editor: Lauren Sankovitch, Tom Brevoort Cover: John Romita Jr., Klaus Janson, Dean White Publisher: Marvel Comics Cover Date: June 2011 Cover Price: $3.99 Parker Robbins, having possession of three Infinity Gems, travels to the Astral Plane in order … Read more
Writer: Greg Pak Penciler: Tom Grummett Inker: Cory Hamscher Colorist: Edgar Delgado Letterer: Simon Bowland Cover: Jock Production: Irene Y. Lee Editor: Jake Thomas, Jordan D. White, Mark Paniccia Publisher: Marvel Comics Cover Date: June 2011 Cover Price: $2.99 In ‘The Spy Who Smashed Me – Part One,’ Betty Ross is having a difficult time … Read more