We’re back for another month of solicitation love. This time when I say we, I actually mean WE and not just me, myself and the voice in my head. I’ll be handling Marvel’s offerings this month and Matt will be conquering DC’s. Be sure to look forward to those tomorrow!
So what’s out there in Marvel land this month? Well, let’s waste no time because the future is coming fast and July will be here before we know it. Click the button and please proceed!
NEW AVENGERS #14
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Pencils & Cover by MIKE DEODATO
FEAR ITSELF TIE-IN
It won’t take some of the Avengers to fight the madness of Fear Itself it will take ALL OF THEM!! The New Avengers and Avengers join forces in the face of true fear! And who will join the New Avengers for the first time EVER? Stay tuned, True Believer! This is a can’t-miss Avengers event!

32 PGS./Rated A …$3.99
I love Avengers roster shake-ups. Every time the roster gets shaken up this book goes through a really exciting period of time. First you had the Avenger’s that added Wolverine and Spidey, then you had the next incarnation that some deemed more like the Defenders than the Avengers. What will we get this time? No clue, but in Bendis I trust.
American Panther
BLACK PANTHER: THE MAN WITHOUT FEAR #521
Written by DAVID LISS
Penciled by 
FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLA
Cover by PATRICK ZIRCHER
FEAR ITSELF TIE-IN

You’ve read about it, and may have even argued about it…but here it is: The debut of the American Panther! What does his arrival mean to Hell’s Kitchen? Find out in the series that Aint It Cool News hails as “one of the best titles Marvel is putting out!”
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99
Not sure if I will read this book. To be honest, it isn’t very likely. I will say this though…if I do end up reading this book, it’s because that American Panther costume is awesome. I don’t care what any of the trolls out there say. That suit, as produced by the incredibly talented Francesco Francavilla, is soooooo cool.
Renumber? Why not! This is Marvel, you know.
CAPTAIN AMERICA #1

Written by ED BRUBAKER
Pencils & Cover by STEVE MCNIVEN
Cover by STEVE MCNIVEN

Variant Cover by OLIVIER COIPEL

Variant Cover by JOHN ROMITA SR.

Variant Cover by NEAL ADAMS
Movie Variant Cover also available
Blank Variant Cover also available

Bestselling Cap writer Ed Brubaker and superstar artist Steve McNiven bring you the next huge chapter in Steve Rogers life, and it’s a perfect jumping-on point for fans of the Cap movie. A funeral for a fallen friend turns into a race against time as the original Captain America makes his explosive return!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
Captain America relaunches just a couple of years after returning to its original numbering. Not a fan of the renumbering tactic as I feel it is to the 00’s as holofoil was to the 90’s. Straight gimmick. Then, to get real 90’s, we’ve got 32 variants including a movie variant cover. What, couldn’t throw in a polybagged version as well?
An Issue to Remender
UNCANNY X-FORCE #12

Written by RICK REMENDER

Penciled by MARK BROOKS
Cover by ESAD RIBIC
Variant Cover by ADAM KUBERT
I AM CAPTAIN AMERICA VARIANT BY TBA

The Dark Angel Saga: part 2

Trapped in the Age of Apocalypse! To acquire their salvation Fantomex must lead a team of X-Men to a distant galaxy and steal the origins of life itself from the god race known as The Celestials! On Earth, within the mysterious floating city know as The Sky, the rest of X-Force fight through an army of twisted versions of Earth’s mightiest beings as they seek a route home. If they do not succeed, and soon, Archangel will become the new Apocalypse! 

32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99
HOLY SHIT! WHAT?! AWESOME! This sounds insane. Just what I would expect from one of the best books on the market thanks to Rick Remender’s lethal literary awesomeness. I really think we’re in for a treat with this issue.
That’s A Whole Lot Of Awesome!
WOLVERINE BY JASON AARON OMNIBUS VOL. 1 HC

Written by JASON AARON

Penciled by HOWARD CHAYKIN, RON GARNEY, STEPHEN SEGOVIA, PACO DIAZ LUQUE, YANICK PAQUETTE, C.P. SMITH, DAVIDE GIANFELICE, ESAD RIBIC, ADAM KUBERT, UDON STUDIOS & JOCK
Cover by DAVID FINCH

He’s the best there is at what he does – and Wolverine’s not so bad, either. Now, writer Jason Aaron’s (PUNISHERMAX, Scalped) entire character-defining run leading to “Wolverine Goes to Hell” is collected in one massive, bone-shattering volume. Joined by some of comics’ top artists, Aaron pits Wolverine against a platoon of Adamantium-enhanced mercenaries, super-powered kung-fu gangsters, time-traveling reanimated killers and – in a brutal, no-holds-barred battle that may destroy them both – Mystique.
Collecting WOLVERINE (2003) #56 and #62-65; WOLVERINE: MANIFEST DESTINY #1-4; WOLVERINE: WEAPON X #1-16; DARK REIGN: THE LIST – WOLVERINE; and material from WOLVERINE (2003) #73-74, DARK X-MEN: THE BEGINNING #3 and WOLVERINE (1988) #175.
688 PGS./Parental Advisory…$99.99
Yes please! Not even kidding. Aaron has really mastered the character in a way that hasn’t really been seen since Chris Claremont and Larry Hama, in my opinion. This will be a lot of fun to read. The price is a big ouch though. Not as bad as the next beast on this list, but still mighty pricey.
Does It Cost More ‘Cause It’s Aged?!
X-MEN BY CHRIS CLAREMONT & JIM LEE OMNIBUS VOL. 1 HC

Written by CHRIS CLAREMONT, TERRY AUSTIN, SALLY PASHKOW, PETER SANDERSON & ANN NOCENTI 
Penciled by JIM LEE, MARC SILVESTRI, ROB LIEFELD, MIKE VOSBURG, JIM FERN, MARK BAGLEY, RICK LEONARDI, KIERON DWYER, BILL JAASKA, MIKE COLLINS & WHILCE PORTACIO
Covers by JIM LEEWhat happens when you combine an industry veteran at the top of his game with a hot, up-and-coming young artist, and let them loose on Marvel’s mightiest mutants? You get a fan-favorite, multi-year X-Men run unequaled in style, pizzazz and wall-to-wall action! It’s Chris Claremont’s most ambitious story arc ever, featuring Jim Lee’s dynamic debut issues and major changes to the X-Men’s status quo! Jubilee debuts just as the X-Men disband, granted new lives by the Siege Perilous! The Reavers enact gruesome revenge on Wolverine and decimate Muir Island, while Psylocke is transformed into a ninja! The Shadow King makes his play for Storm, culminating in the action-packed introduction of Gambit! Wolverine’s hidden past with Captain America and the Black Widow is revealed! And this is just the first volume! Collecting UNCANNY X-MEN #244-269, X-MEN ANNUAL (1970) #13 and CLASSIC X-MEN #39.

704 PGS./Rated A…$125.00

“Awwww yeah!” & “Holy shit, expensive!”
Those were my initial reactions to this. On one hand this is an amazing collection, which I am surprised hasn’t happened yet; on the other hand there is no way I will afford this anytime in the near or distant future. So this is kind of a bittersweet solicitation. For those that can afford it I highly recommended you do so.
Lastly, Matchoo the Editor has decided to toss his two cents in as well…
Marvel Is Not Afraid Of Sales
Here’s a question for you. How many Fear Itself tie-ins are there going to be in July 2011 from Marvel Comics? The answer: 27. Seriously. It’s a huge mega event, what did you expect? Of course it’s going to hit most of Marvel’s titles. But what’s interesting about July is that Marvel has introduced a bunch of brand new titles with Fear Itself for the purposes of the event. Uncanny X-Force, Wolverine, Deadpool, Spider-Man and FF are not just going to tie into the event through the main book but rather get additional books to tell side stories by different writers. And the most telling of the various solicits? Fear Itself: FF #1, written by Cullen Bunn and featuring a blacked out character on the cover whose name is XXX XXXXX. Why is that noteworthy? Because that “beloved” character also appears on the cover of New Avengers, Fear Itself: Spider-Man, and Hulk (with a hammer that repeatedly changes sizes). GEE! Wonder who that character is?
It should also be noted that Juggernaut appears on 4 covers himself. Yeesh! Are none of the other Worthy that worth writing?
There you have it. This is what excites me, or at least stuck out to me from Marvel this month. Don’t forget to see Matt’s counterpart to this column as he takes a look at the DC solicitations for July 2011. Then, we’ll see ya next month!
